![]() The next day, Ender notices that four boys have been sent to the hospital, supposedly for “accidental collision in null g.” Ender is horrified with himself for hurting other boys, and with the IF for brushing off the violence as an accident. Ender is able to kick onto the boys’ helmets, again drawing blood, and then drift out of the battleroom. Two other boys try to grab Ender as he drifts toward the door of the battleroom, where the rest of his friends are waiting for him. ![]() A boy grabs Ender’s leg, and so Ender kicks the boy in the ear, drawing blood. One older boy grabs Ender and tries to punch him, but this is difficult-in zero gravity, a punch propels the puncher backwards with the same force that hits his victim. The older boys are disorganized, while Ender’s students skillfully move around them. Ender commands his students to work together-and because they’ve been practicing for months, this is easy. They jump toward Ender’s group, preparing to fight. A group of older boys from other armies (including Salamander) enter the battleroom and see Ender practicing. One day, Ender and Alai are practicing with new students. Even so, he’s moved by Dink’s observations about the Battle School. Privately, Ender disagrees: as an American, he recognizes that it would be impossible for such a major lie to last for so long. The governments of the world then manipulate their people using fear propaganda-in this way, they maintain power. Dink ends his conversation with a disturbing possibility: it’s likely that the Buggers are already dead, killed by Mazer Rackham long ago. In Battle School, there are dozens of children who are insane by most definitions-they love fighting to the point where they want to kill their opponents. He worries that Mazer's training regime is destroying the boy, whom he truly loves. ![]() Dink reminisces about “normal children”-children who aren’t forced to command others, or worry about their standings. But in Chapter 14 Ender at least resolves his personal dilemma by accepting he is 'a killer' and would 'rather be alive than dead.' This same question troubles Graff. Nevertheless, he loves the battleroom too much to give up on Battle School altogether. The IF, Dink explains, manipulates its children into fighting with each other, something that Dink finds repulsive. Everything feels odd, and he is surrounded by strangers. Ender hates Eros from the moment they land. They discuss what Ender still needs to be told. Dink tells Ender that he’s actually been promoted twice-and he refused both times. Ender's Game Summary and Analysis of Chapter 14 Chapter 14 The opening conversation is almost a battle of words between Colonel Graff and Admiral Chamrajnagar, the head of Command School. Ender wonders aloud why Dink, a talented soldier, hasn’t been promoted to command an army. ![]() One day, Ender is practicing in his toon, led by Dink Meeker. ![]()
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