Journal 3

The main characters of this novel are Peter, Valentine, and Ender. I do not have a character I favor or hate, but I did not like it when the main characters fought, especially when Peter threatens and bothers Ender. I still do not know why Peter threatened Ender so much when he loved him (after Peter plays buggers and astronauts with Ender, he tells Ender that he loves him and that he is sorry). I could not decide if I liked the characters or not. They were either too violent or too emotional. These three main characters are special because they know and do things ordinary children cannot do. Ender wins a battle for the world by leading an army, and Peter and Valentine fools the world by pretending to be people who criticize politics. Their intelligence is extraordinary, and not many children have such intelligence. They are like the “powerful” people in this world. They, especially Peter, know what the world needs and know what the world fears. By using the two points, Peter actually succeeds in having the government listen to him. Leaders in ancient history and today use these facts too, by bringing out what the country fears the most and what the country is in need of. People like Peter (or people who are less violent than him) could have been or have been great leaders, knowing when to use their power and what they know about their people.