Why does Ender feel betrayed by Valentine?
Valentine no longer felt threatened by Peter and her relationship with Ender seemed a little distant. Ender felt betrayed when he realized that he had been lied to by the Colonel and Mazer. While Ender believed he was playing another simulation of wars, he was actually destroying the entire alien population.
What event causes ender to cry at the end of Chapter 9?
Valentine clearly wrote it, but Ender knows the teachers must have allowed it to be transmitted. Even his relationship with Valentine is being manipulated now. Ender begins to cry. He goes to the Giant’s Drink game, grabs the snake, and kisses it.
Why is Ender depressed?
Most of the time Ender experienced a psychological type of stress because he recognized he was the last resource to defeat the buggers. However at the end of the training, he was also under physical stress due to noises of the station and fatigue.
What happened in chapter 9 of Ender’s Game?
Back at Battle School nine year old Ender is the top ranked soldier and a platoon leader in Phoenix Army with Petra as commander, but he hates his life. He asks her what makes Ender different from Peter and also if Peter is really that bad a person. Graff wants her to help Ender and convinces her to write him a letter.
Why are the teachers pushing Ender so hard?
The teachers are pushing Ender so hard because they want to break him so that he will make a good commander and be good in the battle against the buggers.
Why is Valentine so upset that her father agrees with Demosthenes Ender’s Game?
Valentine is upset when her father starts reading and agreeing with Demosthenes because Valentine “didn’t like some of the positions Peter made Demosthenes take” (136). Demosthenes is described as a “paranoid anti-Russian writer” (136). Valentine is annoyed at how easily and quickly the reading audience is persuaded.
How has Ender gained the respect of everyone at the Battle School?
He has lost that one person that he trusted the most and is now gone. Ender gained the respect of everyone at Battle School because he is now a platoon leader and the arm lead by commander Petra. The part he could not defeat is when Peter appears. Ender is now a platoon leader in the army lead by Commander Petra.
How does Colonel Graff manipulate ender?
As Graff tries to convince Ender to attend Battle School, he uses the awkward relationship between Ender and his parents to make him think his parents don’t care about him. In the end, Graff persuades him to attend Battle School by pointing out that Ender and his parents won’t miss each other once he leaves home.
Why did Graff manipulate ender?
Graff manipulated Ender by isolating Ender from the rest of the kids at Battle School and controlling Ender’s every move. He did this with the purpose that Ender would learn to solve problems on his own without expecting a helping hand and therefore make Ender strong enough to destroy the buggers.
Why does Graff tells Ender not to talk to him?
Graff tells Ender not to talk to him. Why? The other boys will think Ender is “licking up.” This will cause resentment toward Ender. The military wants Ender to be isolated without friends or parents.
What happened Ender Wiggin?
Many people cautioned Ender that his life was in danger, but he brushed it off. When Bonzo and seven other boys, including Bernard, ambushed Ender in the showers, Ender shamed Bonzo into fighting him one on one, subsequently defeating him. Bonzo later died from his injuries.
What warning does Petra bring to Ender?
Petra tells Ender, “They never tell you any more truth than they have to.”