how does Ender change over the course of the story, Ender's game?

Question

how does Ender change because of his separation and which events prompt the change?

Answer 1

I don't know if he really changes all that much except for natural maturation. In the beginning of the book and at the end, he is still searching for acceptance, or barring that, solitude.

Born as a third child when that was a special exception, plus being analysed by the I.F. from birth, he always preferred to stay away from the bullies that tormented them. When that was not possible, he conducted the rules of war with Stillson by insuring that his opponents would never fight him again. He seeks the same result with the adults at the Battle School, with Mazer Rackam, and with the Formics. Essentually, it is always in his nature to use the maximum strategy to end a conflict. It's simply the tactics that change over time.

It's true that he was reasonably isolated from his Battle School comrades, but I think that is more of a function of his personality rather than the manipulations of the adults. It seems that the only person that he trusts implicitly is his sister Valentine. He does however earn the respect of his comrades (Bonzo Madrid exempted) and to a minor extent their loyalty, but not truly their friendship.

I see Ender as a natural introvert that is forced into an extroverted role. Because of this, his command style is utilitarian, just enough to get the job done. However, he would much rather spend time alone building a raft or asleep in his quarters than hang out with fellow students. This changes only in the sense that introverts mature to realising that they do have to interact with others in order to accomplish things, but he goes through this maturation with resistance.

By the end of the story, it is as if he finds his soulmate; not his sister, but the hive queen, who too is alone in her universe. This is where Speaker for the Dead really starts, but the change is one from a frightened child seeking to be allowed to live his life without inference from the school bullies or Peter to one where he is seeking redemption for the destruction that he has caused in his search for his own life. I think that is the true change, one of learning that actions have consequences and that they can haunt the soul when one is developed in maturity.

OK, I've rambled long enough. Hope that helps.

Answer 2

At first Ender wiggin is more loving and caring but Graff and Anderson purposely isolate him and make the other students hate him. This causes Ender to become very mean and become a killer. He killed Bonzon and Stillson in his anger and Graff and Anderson wanted him to become meaner and tougher and he did. His mind also evolved because at the begining he thought he was going to battle school to fight the buggers but by the end he had figured out that it was just a big game for the adults, it was just a game and it didnt mean anything and he learned that the adults and teachers were the real enemy. Great book, very good, I have read it numerous times

Answer 3

He becomes more and more hardened. He was deliberately kept emotionally isolated to increase his abilities as a commander. Great book.