Why was Valentine Demosthenes?

Why was Valentine Demosthenes?

Though initially unsure of the effectiveness of two children writing as adults, Valentine soon agreed. She began writing political analysis on the Nets using several assumed names, but after she had perfected her skills she became the paranoid anti-Russian writer “Demosthenes”.

Why do you think Peter choose Demosthenes and Locke for pseudonyms?

Locke and Demosthenes: In Orson Scott Card’s Ender’s Game, Peter and Valentine Wiggin adopt the online pseudonyms Locke and Demosthenes, respectively, to influence the public’s political opinions on the internet and sway political events.

What is Ender’s relationship with Valentine?

Valentine is Ender’s older sister, and she does what she can to protect him from Peter, their sadistic older brother. Valentine has much of Ender’s compassion, but she does not have Peter’s ruthlessness.

How does Valentine manipulate ender?

Ender still loves Valentine, and so she is able to influence him. She convinces Ender that he must return to space to save mankind from the buggers. Ender knows that he can defeat his enemies, and he can do that by understanding them better than anyone, but unlike Peter, when he understands them he starts to love them.

Why does it seem Ender is giving up?

Why does it seem Ender is giving up? Ender knows he will never defeat Peter. Peter has the ability to destroy Ender even if Ender does destroy the buggers. Ender wants Peter to love him, and he knows Peter never will.

What is Dink’s theory about the IF?

What is Dink’s theory about the plan of the I.F.? Dink’s theory of the I.F. (the International Fleet) is that the alien race ( the Buggers) don’t actually exist. He maintains that the war with them is part of a larger conspiracy to control the world population.

What army is Petra in?

Phoenix Army
Petra Arkanian was a Battle School Student, the commander of Phoenix Army, and a member of Ender’s Jeesh. She was first introduced in Ender’s Game.

Who are the main characters in Ender’s game?

Valentine and Peter are not just representatives of the two sides of Ender’s personality—they are still major characters, and just as intelligent and skilled as Ender himself. Thus they will have an equally great affect on the plot (and on global politics) as Ender.

Who is the computer expert in Ender’s game?

Graff is furious that the computer threw the image of Peter into Ender’s game. He is arguing with Major Imbu, who seems to be the computer expert. Graff wants to know why Ender’s brothers picture was shown, and Imbu explains that the mind game is between the child and the computer.

Who was Valentine’s father in Ender’s game?

Valentine’s father, John Paul, became a fan of Demosthenes, even quoting portions of the columns at the dinner table. This was embarrassing for Valentine, now eleven years old. She was nervous that Demosthenes would be exposed and land her in trouble.

Why is Graff freaking out about Ender’s game?

At the same time that Graff is freaking out because of Ender’s computerized similarity to Peter, Valentine realizes that there is much of Peter in her as well. Valentine and Peter’s actions demonstrate that on earth just as in space it will be the Wiggin children who hold the power.