Why does the I.F. take Ender back to Earth? It is interesting, therefore, that he wants to go back to Battle School when he gets down to Earth. He realizes that it is the only place that he feels truly at home, despite its being the place where he was ruined.
Q. When Ender is on earth and wants to give up fighting what makes him decide to go back?
Graff explains to Ender that he was here to remember what he was fighting for, and he knows that Ender will hate him for using Valentine and the earth to make him return, but insists that his feelings for his sister are what really matter.
Q. Why is Ender determined to defeat his teachers?
He becomes determined to defeat the teachers in their game of comfort to isolation. He is tired of the teachers using his loved ones to crush him. “…from that day [the day of separation from his friends] forward they could never hurt him deep enough to make him cry again.”
Q. How does Ender get chosen for Battle School?
It’s not until his “monitor” implant is removed and he is attacked by another kid at school that he is selected for battle school. He is selected because when he fights back he kills his attacker (though he supposedly didn’t know) because he decides to hurt him bad enough no one will ever fight him again.
Q. Why is he called Ender?
During his youth, Valentine gave him the nickname “Ender” because she could not yet pronounce “Andrew”. His birth illustrated Peter’s failure to fulfill a destiny in Battle School, and as a result Peter abused him mercilessly. Valentine always stood up for Ender during these conflicts.
Q. How does Ender feel about himself now that the monitor is gone?
How does Peter react to Ender now that the monitor is gone? He is enraged and wants to kill him playing Buggers and Spaceman. Describe Valentine.
Q. Why is Ender more likely to be bullied after his operation?
Why is Ender more susceptible to being bullied after his operation? Who attempts to beat up Ender? Ender wants the bullies to know not to tease him again.
