Book #2 ----- Post #3

Who are the main characters and do you like them?

How are they special in revealing truths about the universal human experience?

I believe that there are 4 main characters and many sub characters that were important in the success and process the main characters went through.

Ender- He was the main character of this whole story. He is the younger brother of Valentine and Peter. He is considered a Third in his society, which makes him automatically unwanted and not liked by others. He has to overcome all these hardships in almost every aspect, including all the isolation he had to deal with. He ends up going to Battle School, and living his life just like before, until he gets promoted over and over again, until he grows powerful enough to destroy the Buggers. He had been chosen by the human military to be the one they needed in order to defeat the buggers. They monitored him for years in the beginning of Ender's life. they finally realize later that he is ready to begin his reign over the armies in order to save humanity itself. he shows that you can not think that winning is everything, the theme of the story.

Peter - He is the older brother of Valentine and Ender. He is the one that started to call him a Third and to abuse him throughout Ender's whole life. Peter felt that he was no good enough, and that was why his parents had another son. I do like Peter, because if I look at him in one way, he looks as if he really hates Ender, but in another way, it looks like he loves Ender the most. Peter even said words of love to Ender in the end of Chapter 2. Peter whispered in Ender's ear, " Ender, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I know how it feels, I'm sorry, I'm your brother, I love you." In saying this, it proves that Peter knows that he is hurting Ender, and it almost seems that he is doing it on purpose. It seems like Peter is trying to show Ender how it might become, when Ender is enrolled in the army. It shows that Peter does truly care, and he wants to show that there is no gain without any pain.

Valentine - He is the older sister of Ender, who tries to protect Ender from their abusive brother, Peter. She says that she truly loves Ender and she means it very much. She even sends Ender a letter, while he is in the army to get him under control from his insane way of handling things. She symbolizes the true love anybody can have for anybody in the story. She loves him from the beginning all the way to the end. She shows that the only true kind of love is an unconditional love that never fails no matter what.

Graff - He is a military Colonel. He is the one that comes to get Ender as he was living his normal life to take him to Battle School. Ender first sees him as a truly friendly man, but later realizes the truth. Even though he does care about Ender in his own special way, he doesn't really show it much. He shows that tough love is a kind of love towards each other to show compassion and caring thoughts.

There were not BIG main characters, but there were groups of people that were important in the story like...

Ender's friends like Shen and Petra - This group of people seem to become friends of Ender's in the story. Most of these people end up being in Ender's army in the end to help him by his side to defeat the buggers. This group of people show that you can't always do everything by yourself, but will need help from others from time to time.

Ender's enemies like Bernerd and Bonzo Madrid - This group of people seem to become Ender's enemy in the story. They either try to mess him up or even hurt him to stop his progress in the Battle School. They show that there are some barriers and barricades in life that you must obstacle through in life.