Ender's Game exercised many different aspects of a child's life. Orson Scott Card does a phenomenal way of showing how Colonel Graff exploited his power in Ender's Game because he sees a lack of maturity in the children, and because of his mindset, he left a negative impact on the children's lives. Taking the youth and brainwashing them to be soldiers was a horrible act that they could get away with.
The International Fleet had not been scrupulous when it came to the course materials. Each teachers were breaking moral and ethical boundaries and they could not be stopped by any parents back on Earth. No one in authority could relate to what the students were going through. The teachers were making a horribly wrong decision on what they were teaching.
Graff has a tough decision to make. He needs to decide if Ender Wiggin is worthy to go to battle school. Colonel Graff had used the monitor to watch Ender for quite a while, and selecting Ender was the right choice, instead of his power hungry brother, Peter. …show more content…
Ender had reached his limit, and he knew what the problem was. Ender could not take the pressure from the teachers; they were the real enemy. "It's the teachers. They're the enemy. They get us to fight each other, to hate each other. The game is everything."(Card, 143)The games controlled their lives, and they weren't the same kids anymore. Eventually, the children become power hungry. Bean, one of Ender's smartest troops, reaches a point where he is ready to turn against Ender. He demands that he needs to be a toon leader, and it's a clear display on how an innocent child can be turned into a ruthless soldier. "I can be the best man you've got, or the worst man you've got, but don't play games with me." (Card, 203) Getting the kids to collaborate on the battles was tough, because they were independent, and they did not feel the need to
The International Fleet had not been scrupulous when it came to the course materials. Each teachers were breaking moral and ethical boundaries and they could not be stopped by any parents back on Earth. No one in authority could relate to what the students were going through. The teachers were making a horribly wrong decision on what they were teaching.
Graff has a tough decision to make. He needs to decide if Ender Wiggin is worthy to go to battle school. Colonel Graff had used the monitor to watch Ender for quite a while, and selecting Ender was the right choice, instead of his power hungry brother, Peter. …show more content…
Ender had reached his limit, and he knew what the problem was. Ender could not take the pressure from the teachers; they were the real enemy. "It's the teachers. They're the enemy. They get us to fight each other, to hate each other. The game is everything."(Card, 143)The games controlled their lives, and they weren't the same kids anymore. Eventually, the children become power hungry. Bean, one of Ender's smartest troops, reaches a point where he is ready to turn against Ender. He demands that he needs to be a toon leader, and it's a clear display on how an innocent child can be turned into a ruthless soldier. "I can be the best man you've got, or the worst man you've got, but don't play games with me." (Card, 203) Getting the kids to collaborate on the battles was tough, because they were independent, and they did not feel the need to