Analyzing Ender's Essay Creating The Innocent Killer

Arguments can appear between morals and ideas that are discussed. Writing can often create arguments on the ideas the literature discusses. Orson Scott Card’s Ender’s Game creates a controversial argument about the morals presented in the novel. John Kessel’s essay Creating the Innocent Killer states that the book promotes bad morals. Both sides of the argument about the morals presented in Ender’s Game are flawed as Kessel and Card miss information that weakens their arguments and neglects discussing concerns. In Kessel’s essay, he accuses Card of producing sympathy for Ender to make it harder for readers to see the immoral actions of Andrew. JK also points out that the author’s justification for an act depends only on its intentions. According

Despite him knowing that it was not right, “...Ender walked to Stilson's supine body and kicked him again, viciously, in the ribs” (Tor Books, 29). Similarly, as Kessel pointed out in his essay during the fight with Bonzo, Ender knows that Bonzo is already hurt and yet continues to injure him. Andrew feels that “The only way to end things completely was to hurt Bonzo enough that his fear was stronger than his hate” (Tor Books, 162). However, there is a different way to get his problem resolved; as Kessel pointed out, he can get help from adults. Ender could have escaped and gotten help from adults after he hurt Bonzo once, regardless of him not being able to at the start of the fight. Again though, even after the fight takes place, Ender is shown as morally correct. A kid who knows what is right and continues to do bad things should not become an influence on young adults. Not only does Card show Ender as morally right despite him hurting people, but he also covers up Andrew’s actions using sympathy. He is shown getting bullied multiple times and never getting help from