The Struggle In Ender's Game

It is certain that everyone has problems. Having traumatic experiences could happen at any age, anytime, anywhere. For Ender, that is what happened to him at six years old. Ender’s life growing up was rather difficult. Even with a loving family, he always felt isolated and unsocial. After defeating the buggers with his team, he felt blameful that he destroyed a species that were not fully aware of what they were getting themselves into. Ender Wiggin was the best commander in all of mankind history. Different, emotional, this experience took him on a long journey on figuring out who his really is. Ender was the only six year old when his life took a big turn. From having to deal with Peter at home, he now has to deal new challenges. At first Graff set him up for failure, he purposely wanted for the other boys to despise Ender. That led to jealousy, and kids picking on him as he “cried out softly with the pain” (Card 60). Ever since the beginning of the novel, Ender wanted to finish Battle School as soon as possible just for the benefit of others. His past life may have caused him pain, but now he still has so much to learn. As soon as Ender made the final move, the strangers that were surrounding him started to cheer. As Ender was told that “This was the Third Invasion” (Card 343), he went into complete shutdown mode since he was …show more content…
He grew to have a feeling he had not had in a long time; hope. That lead him to declare to not rest until he finds a new safe place for the race. Ender also adds that he will “tell [their] story to [his] people, so that perhaps in time they can forgive you, too (Card 369). Possibly Valentine's being there waiting for him also pushed him to doing an extraordinary act of humbleness. Time is what changed him. From his impression from the buggers years back compared to the present; time, knowledge, and experience had helped him finally see who he is and where his future is