Most Important Quotes In Ender's Game

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The first quote on page 19 is possibly one of the most important quotes in the whole novel.”Knocking him down was the first fight. I wanted to win all the next one’s too. So they’d leave me alone”(Ender 19), Ender says this when confronted by his parts and Colonel Graff about why he beat the Stilson boy so bad he is now in the hospital. This is the quote that helps introduce that Ender represents the Ego side of the brain. It is known that a major theory is that Ender is the Ego, Peter is the Id and Valentine is the superego. ” It isn 't what he did, Mrs Wiggin. It’s why”(Colonel Graf 19) supports it. It further illustrates how he does the wrong thing for the right reason which can be linked to the ego portion of the brain which is more conscious decisions. He knows what he needs to do at the right time even if it’s not exactly correct. The Ego mediates the Id and Superego instincts. This is shown in how he mediates his sister and brother. Valentine is the superego which is the more social/moral part of the brain and is learned from the parent role. This is Valentine’s main downfall unlike Peter who is the Id. This is the primal, non organized side This was Peter’s main downfall yet Ender seems to be a perfect balance of the

This quote is very important in showing how the boys are being treated, taught and growing up in battle school. Rather than being nurtured and disciplined for doing presumably bad things against anything, they are disciplined only for things against instructors. They are being taught if they are going to do bad, at least make it smart rather than just do good. It truly is a school made to provide soldiers to fight the buggers. In reality, this probably isn’t a good environment for children to grow up in, a lot of things can go wrong with this setup. Rather than creating good, they can create