Wednesday, April 2, 2008

#2 of Ender's Game

Topic: Chracters

Here's a list and description of the main chracters in Ender's Game:
Ender Wiggin: He's the youngest out of three siblings, and is called "Third," which is extremely humiliating in the book's world. He was chosen to be the best out of the best to-be soldier. He is shipped to military schools and excels in everything he does. He's brilliant and years ahead of everyone at school, and at only age 11 goes to Command School and defeats the buggers. He has two sides of himself that he's unconscious of; murderous and killiing versus caring and compassionate.
Valentine Wiggin: The middle and only sister of the three Wiggin siblings. She's the only one who loves Ender Wiggin til the end and never give up on him. She's as brilliant as Ender but was too soft to be put into military school and chosen as a leader. She and Ender share a strong bond of brother and sisterhood.
Peter Wiggin: The first son of the three Wiggins. He's violent, rude, but smart and brilliant, same with his other two younger siblings. However, the temper he couldn't control and coldness he had blocked him from going into military school. He's a very dangerous person and craves for power.
Graff: Retired principal of the military school. Brings children into the school to train them to be soldiers. Always watches Ender and takes him to the extent so that Ender's full potential will come out.
Mazer Rackham: The most famous military officer who defeated the buggers in the Second Invasion. He is private teacher of Ender in Command School. He trains Ender to use his full power and strength which leads to the defeat of the buggers.

I'm not sure if I like any of these chracters. None of them seem to be "good". They all have faults in them, which is of course a good thing. Thre reason I don't like any of these chracters is because they're all twisted and dark in their own way. However, I don't hate them either. They are all brilliant and the Wiggins are extremely smart for their age. Though, I'm more on the neutral side with these chracters--no favorites.

Ender represents the people in the world who have a balance between good and bad. He has a bit of both, which makes him a good person and hero.
Valentine represents those who are all good. However, these people can never be leaders, they're too soft.
Peter represents people who are all bad. These people can't be leaders because they are too greedy, violent, and harsh. They are too dangerous.
Graff and Mazer are people who sharpen the to-be leaders so that someday they will be leaders.

We are all in one category or another. Good, bad, both, or a watcher/trainer. Which one do you think you are?

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