Chapter 2 Peter

1. (9) Who are speaking at the beginning of the chapter again?

The same people from the first chapter, the un-named characters that talk about ender.

1. From what these voices say what can we speculate the ‘monitor’ allowed these people to do with Ender?

The monitor allows them to see as Ender sees and watch over him.

1. How do the soldiers react to Ender attacking the bully?

The soldiers agree with the way Ender reacted to attacking the bully.

1. What effect do the soldiers admit that they had on Ender’s brother Peter?

They say that he might get jealous because of the fact that they did the same thing to Peter but spent more attention and time on Ender.

1. What voice do we switch into when the soldiers section of the text is through?

We switch to Enders family and there view on the situation

1. (10) What is Ender’s sister’s name and what is implied by her name?

Her name is Valentine and implies that see is someone who Ender likes and that she is kind.

1. What are the two sides of Peter?

The two sides of Peter are the jealous, aggressive side which wants to hurt Ender and the calm, considerate side which is sorry to Ender.

1. (11) What do we learn about the greater world from the description of the game that Peter forces Ender to play called Buggers vs. Astronauts?

The Buggers were real and fought in real wars and were perceived as the 'Aliens'. The game was based around the control of the Astronauts but in the real wars were controlled by both sides, entering and exiting battles at different times.

1. (13) What information does Valentine have that she uses to keep Peter under control?

She uses the information that Peter wants to be a politician or in politics and if he wants to be in politics he must not have any flaws like the suspicious disappearance of his brother and sister.

1. (15) Who tells the Wiggins to have 3 children? What does this tell us about the power of the government?

The government tells the Wiggins to have 3 children because they wanted a mix of Valentine and Peter, smart and strong. This shows that the government had the power to control peoples lives and are above the law.

1. What does Ender do at the end of the chapter? What emotional state is he in? Why?

At the end of the chapter Ender cries and is in the emotional state confusion. This is because he is unsure of what to do and what is happening to him, also his brother who is normally cruel says sorry and is nice to him.