Graff Humanity

I personally agree with what Graff has to say about individual humans are just tools humanity uses to overcome an obstacle. Though Ender wasn’t that "used" to the point he refuses to save humanity anymore, the way the officials handled him was as a handyman with his saw. They didn’t think of Ender’s own feelings, as they used many tactics to bring the monster out of him, leaving no mercy to his enemies as a result. It was effective, but very crucial to the child.
At only age six, he was selected to attend the in-space bugger-flighting military training program at the Battle School, where he was first fallen victim to his corruptive teacher Colonel Graff and his manipulative ways to make Ender in to the military genius he is capable of being as humanity needed him to be. But what of Ender’s own independent thoughts? The games in the Battle Room were meant to make him into a strong-willed leader with his close team of ready-to-fight members. But, somehow he wasn’t pushed in that direction. Ender was isolated with his own teammates whom he was expected to die in battle with, to his own little world. Tossed aside like another plaything is very much an effective way to sprout an independent thinker and …show more content…
Though Ender knew it was all an act. “So? What will you do about it? Crawl into a corner? Start kissing their little backsides so they’ll love you again? There’s only one thing that will make them stop hating you. And that’s being so good that they can’t ignore you. Now you damn well better be."(Card 35) Ender may be granted free will. He was just a tool, a sword being sharpened to make the future girl, plastic packaging ready to be thrown away upon delivery of the parcel, just another tool humanity will use and be done with. This strategy deeply affected Ender and it follows him throughout the