Bullying In Ender's Game

The Ends Justify the Means

The viscous bullies who get away with their bullying. The adults who fail to protect. The leaders who tell brutal lies. Ender Wiggin, a third, has to suffer all of these to save the human race from the buggers. At the beginning of this science fiction novel, Ender’s Game, written by Orson Scott Card, Ender Wiggin faced a difficult choice. He was bullied by Stilson, a school boy, who pushed Ender. Ender decided that he had no choice except fight back, so he knocked Stilson to the ground. However, Ender realized that he could walk away and expect to face him again the next day, or kick him while he’s down. In order to win all future fights he kicked Stilson while he was down, killing him. Ender did not know he actually killed Stilson. This act of violence won Ender a place in Battle School. Colonel Graff, from battle school, manipulated Ender into entering. Humanity was at war with aliens, known as buggers, and battle school was the training ground for future commanders.

However, Ender was actually the fleet commander of the third invasion. Ender was happy to hear that he would be going through final examination, because he was very tired of it all. But, when he saw the battle he realized he was vastly outnumbered. He didn’t even want to play but decided that he would win an unfair battle. Ender won the battle by destroying the planet that the enemy lived on, and the room exploded in cheers. Mazer told Ender he was the actual commander of the Third Invasion and he just destroyed the buggers (Card 203-207). After Ender won the final battle, he was the only one who did not celebrate. He felt sad and angered, because he destroyed the buggers. He believes he should have had a choice. Graff and Rackham manipulated him, into playing the game. However, their manipulation was the right thing to do for the survival of