What characteristics does Valentine have?

Ender’s older sister, Valentine Wiggin is gentle and kind—even more so than Ender himself. She’s fiercely intelligent, even if she lacks the same drive as her brothers.

What are enders unique qualities?

His compassion is his strongest trait, and it binds people to him; his ruthlessness wins their unswerving faith in him as a commander. Ender could be seen as a victim, a brilliant child manipulated by adults into playing a game he never wanted to play, but such an explanation is too simplistic.

How is Valentine different from Peter?

Valentine is a compassionate person. She will defend her little brother if necessary, but she does not have the terrible mean streak that defines Peter. Peter is mean, jealous, angry, and sadistic. He uses people’s fears against them and tries to control through fear.

How does Valentine feel about Peter?

Valentine thinks he means that he will never be able to beat Peter, but she does not understand that he only wants Peter to love him. Valentine appeals to Ender, for her sake, to go save mankind.

How does Peter threaten Ender and Valentine?

Peter, a full four years older than Ender, remarks out loud that he could kill Ender by slowly crushing the air out of his lungs with his knee and how everyone would think it was an accident. Peter goes even further, telling Valentine that it will look like an accident and she will not want to blame him.

What is surprising and ironic about Peter apologizing to Ender?

What is surprising and ironic about Peter apologizing to Ender? Ender sees Peter’s silhouette and fears Peter will kill him. Instead, Peter apologizes and tells Ender he loves him. After the threats and cruel game playing, one would expect violence from Peter, not a profession of love.

What is enders personality?

As a compassionate and empathetic person that he is, Ender refuses to kill and hurt others, but is constantly put into situations where his survival only depends on his ability to fight back. When Ender discovers that Bonzo is dead, he “began to cry.

What is Peter’s greatest gift?

Now if you mean a gift like gifting – a personality strength – then you could answer that Peter’s best gift is the art of genius manipulation. He is gifted in figuring out what others fear most – and using it against them (I believe this is in Chapter 9).