![]() ![]() ![]() It also recontextualizes emotional abuse at a time when the real-world US society gave little credence to such concepts. More importantly, the main plotline provides an opportunity for the reader to consider the morality of both the protagonist's actions and the actions of those around him who have exploited or manipulated him. There are some comments on the gender stereotypes from some of the characters but it is never indicated that these are the beliefs of the protagonist arguably, these comments are provided by characters who are implied to be less capable or intelligent than the protagonist and indirectly, the reader. While there is racial and derogatory language and concepts in the book, these are used by the author to contextualize the nature of some of the more antagonistic characters and identify them as villainous or cruel in nature. ![]() It presents the struggle of a child fulfilling the demands of his society for a savior and the idea that his only value is that of a brilliant strategist with a killer instinct. ![]() Ender's game is a great story whose biggest weakness is requiring the reader to fill in the world the characters live in as its focus remains on the internal struggle within the characters. ![]()
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