Ender And His Friends Chapter Summary

In Chapter 14 Ender and his friends were to believe their final evaluation is the last test and game before they go to battle against the buggers for real. But Ender and his companions believed these stimulators were just games they were playing against fake enemies. Not until they have succeeded their final test did General Graff and Mazer Rackham explain that these games they were playing were actually the real deal. I believe that the Command School authorities were justified on how they handled Ender’s and his peers final evaluation because sometimes lying and keeping the truth away from somebody for the good of humanity is worth the mistake that has been done. Without tricking Ender and his friends they would not take any necessary risks to battle

Therefore tricking the commander and the squadron leaders was the only choice mankind has against forces that may destroy humanity. Another reason why the command school authorities kept the truth away from Ender especially is because Ender’s personality is a combination between Valentine’s and Peter’s. Basically a mix between good and evil. If his compassionate side gave in, then the buggers might take over the world. Although his kindness might cost the destruction of his world, his killer instinct might take rash decisions. General Graff’s goal is for Ender to have an aggressive approach and a killer instinct yet able to understand the buggers nature and relate to them. Ender still doesn’t truly want to destroy the buggers. Since he is manipulated, Ender kills all of them, if it was up to him he would leave them alone and try to communicate with them somehow. But what is done is done since they attacked first assumptions can be made that they are trying to take over the human world, so precautions must be taken. For Ender he needs to choose to save humans or the