Compassion is what makes us human. It is a main theme in Ender’s Game and what separates Ender from his psychotic, power hungry brother Peter. Ender Wiggin’s purpose in life as determined by the controlling government is to become the ultimate military commander who will destroy the Buggers, an alien race that the humans have engaged in war with two times before. The movie Ender's Game excludes crucial details from the novel by Orson Scott Card making the book a more thrilling work of science fiction.
The plot of Ender's Game keeps the reader interested with important details and subplots. One of the most crucial details in the book are the internet personas that Peter and Valentine take on to capture the eye of the world. “Demosthenes and Locke” write political articles from two different perspectives that are read worldwide by everyone from the Wiggin children’s father to the President of the United States. This angle is incredibly important to the story as Peter uses his global power gained through Locke to take over Earth at the end of the book. Just as important is the intentional isolation of Ender in Battle School by the controlling adults of the …show more content…
In both, it is clear to the audience that Ender’s strength is not in his physical abilities, but in his mental abilities. This is a prominent aspect of his character that makes him an effective military commander. While he is obviously very intelligent, Ender becomes worn out mentally from the pressures of the Battle School and is allowed a vacation back on Earth. Not wanting to go back, the IF sends Valentine, his compassionate sister and possibly the only person that Ender truly loves to convince him to return to Battle School. This is an important detail to the story because Ender realizes how far the IF will go to get him to do what they