Ender Valentine Character Analysis

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Does Ender have more of Valentine’s (a.k.a Val) personality or Peter’s? Ender Wiggin (a.k.a Andrew), the Third, has various different kinds of characteristics. From Peter’s ruthlessness to Valentine’s compassionism; Ender is a mixture of their personalities. However, Ender does have unique qualities that help him fight through the obstacles and manipulations the I.F. throws his way. Comparatively, Ender has more of Valentine’s personality, because if he didn’t, the I.F. would have never taken him into Battle School. As stated earlier, Ender has more of Valentine’s personality for several reasons. Without compassion, Ender would end up just like Peter; completely ruthless and self-centered. If Ender would have acted for himself,like Peter; he would have never been able to save the world or enter Battle School. The I.F. “had to have a commander with so much empathy that he would think like a bugger, understood them like a perfect machine, as perfect as the buggers” (Card 298). Ender is whole-hearted, but he hides it behind all his seriousness. He is “sweeter than he looks” (Card 28). Not only does Ender have compassion, but a couple characteristics that come from Peter and Valentine. Basically, Peter’s ruthlessness and Valentine’s compassion bind together to form Ender and his personality. However, Ender also has his own unique …show more content…

True or not, Ender still has more of Valentine’s personality. This is true because of all the evidence shown above, and the fact that Ender is more compassionate that ruthless. Besides, unlike Valentine, Ender never wanted to beat Peter. Ender just wanted Peter to love him like a normal brother would. Nevertheless, Ender will always have unique qualities that no one will be able to take from him; no even the buggers. Not to mention that his compassion, ruthlessness, and unique personalities caused Earth’s salvation, and a finding of a new

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