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  • Essay / What is bullying in Novel Ender's Game? - 1725

    “Harassment is not an action film either, it is a psychodrama. It won't slide naturally into a happy ending; both the perpetrator and the victim have deep psychological needs to accumulate, abuse, or absorb it” (Gale Student Resources in Context). This quote confirms that bullying is not based on a hero overcoming physical exploits and violence, but the main interest lies in the psychological elements. This relates to the novel because it shows the psychological effects of the victim and the psychological problems of the bullies. In the novel Ender's Game, a boy named Andrew Wiggin, also known as Ender, is the third child in his family. The government only allows people to have two children, but in this case, Wiggin's first two children, Peter and Valentine, were not qualified to go to combat school. Peter is too vicious and Valentine is too compassionate. The government allows the Wiggins to have a third child, hoping that the third will be a mix of Peter and Valentine. Ender qualifies to go to combat school and leaves Earth for military training to fight the enemies, the buggers. Throughout the book, Ender is bullied physically and mentally. While Ender is gone, Peter comes up with the idea of ​​world domination. When Ender finally returned home, he realized that Battle School wasn't a game. It was a reality. He actually killed people, destroyed ships and a world. Ender was relieved to be home. Valentine accompanies Ender into space and Peter ends up taking charge and he ends up dominating the world. Ender wins the third invasion, then helps the buggers find a new home. The novel Ender's Game fits into American history because it shows the presence of bullying in the schoolyard, in the workplace, and even in offices... middle of paper ... which dominates you” (Card 60). The same goes for government and military power. The more the American people allow the government to violate their rights with impunity, the more it will violate those rights. Bullying is defined as physically or mentally intimidating a person in order to get what the bully wants. It is obvious that harassment has psychological consequences on the victim. But bullying doesn't just exist in the schoolyard and workplace; Intimidation also takes place through government. The government is intimidating American citizens to get what it wants. The government would do almost anything, even violate rights. Understanding this will help American citizens stand up for their rights and realize that the government controls their lives. As Thomas Jefferson said: “My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government” (Jefferson).).