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Ender is profoundly not a role model. I think you may have missed something crucial there.

• notb 14y ago
  I agree. Ultimately, he does all the things he does because the system is using him. Harry Potter is closer to a perverse ideal than Ender.
  • astrodust 14y ago
    The thing about Harry Potter is he makes mistakes, he has setbacks. It's not just win after win after improbable win.
    • notb 14y ago
      Spoiler alert: Ender commits xenocide just to prove his worth. Is that a win?
• jackpirate 14y ago
  Except that in practice, he actually is a role model for a large number of people in the military.
  • Cushman 14y ago
    Well, yeah; "Shut up, do as you're told, and we'll succeed in exterminating those other people" is a lesson the military takes in a somewhat different light from the general public.