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Examples Of Manipulation In Ender's Game

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Manipulation is a prevalent characteristic in Orson Scott Card's novel Ender's game. Being manipulated is a hard pill to swallow, it is evident that the reader will see manipulation being used in the novel towards the boys attending the battle school, Ender's manipulation towards others and Peter's manipulation towards Ender. Each character has different reasons for why they influence others into their path. In the novel, the battle school teachers use their manipulative ways to influence the boy's outcome. General Levy remarks that Graff is passionate towards making these boys ready for battle no matter what it takes. Graff does admit to enjoying it by saying, “There is an art to it, and I'm very, very good at it. But enjoy? Well, maybe.” In another instance Dink reckons that the teachers are plotting the kids against each to see who will be good in …show more content…

Ender realizes he is doing to Bean what the teachers have done to him. By singling him out he can reach his full potential and Ender knows this and that is why he continues to manipulate this power. “That's what I'm doing to you, Bean. I'm hurting you to make you a better soldier in every way. To sharpen your wit. To intensify your effort. To keep you off balance. (Card 168) In another example Ender did not share his strategies or his thoughts with others. He always kept his cards close to his chest. Never letting others know his moves. “Of course, as soon as word got around that Ender Wiggin was watching the war videos over and over again, the video room began to draw a crowd. Almost all were commanders, watching the same vids Ender watched, pretending they understood why he was watching and what he was getting out of it. Ender never explained anything.” (Card 189) It is an emotional manipulation that could ultimately lead to a downfall in the

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