“We may be young, but we are not powerless. We play by their rules long enough, and it becomes our game.”
We had a rousing discussion about people being "tools" toward a greater end. We talked about Orson Scott Card's religious beliefs and how they influenced the book. We examined our assumptions of what children are capable of, and what is appropriately expected of them at different ages. We touched upon the theory of birth order and its effects on one's personality in terms of the three Wiggin children. We also discussed the parallels between Ender and Jesus Christ. We also ate lots and lots of pie...
"In the moment when I truly understand my enemy, understand him well enough to defeat him, then in that very moment I also love him. I think it's impossible to really understand somebody, what they want, what they believe, and not love them the way they love themselves."
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