The book Ender’s Game is set in a future reeling from attacks by insect like aliens known as “buggers.” The humans survived the first attack by sheer happenstance and so, warry of a second attack, the human military begins planning possible preemptive strikes. A key part in this operation is the training of child tacticians, since it’s believed that children’s minds are more flexible and adaptable. The Golden Key to this equation is Andrew ”Ender” Wiggin, a particularly innovative child who International Fleet Colonel Graff believes is the perfect mix of his brother’s calculated ferocity and his sister’s intelligent compassion. As the novel progresses, Ender is treated by his teachers and fellow cadets with almost unequaled brutality, but he
