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This is one of the most popular choices, but definitely Peter. His nastiness is actually kind of funny sometimes and it's true that he was misunderstood a lot during his childhood.
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At the end of Ender's Game, you hear Peter explain himself, that he was jealous that Ender loved Valentine so much, and just from the fact that Peter was such a bully, you can see that all his actions were out of jealousy towards Ender and Valentine. Also, a feeling of not being good enough, as he was the first born, but he was rejected from Battle school because he was too aggressive or violent. This made him insecure, and always guess himself. The fact that they deemed him violent made him violent.
Amen to that.
On a side note, I also thought Dink was awesome, especially in Shadow of the Giant, and I can relate to Olhado cuz I'm a middle child. For some reason I DON'T like Valentine because I don't think she's as nice as everybody says, except in Ender's Game.
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My favorite characters are John Paul and Teresa Wiggin. They are the most believable and "normal" major characters, always taking a back seat, never pushing any grand agenda (cough, Graff, cough), always promoting the decency of their children. They are brilliant and altruistic in understandable ways that give their characters more depth.
Side note: Least favorite character: Virlomi. Playing at being a goddess and embracing a culture primarily to prey on others doesn't pan well with me.
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quote:Originally posted by louismagoo: Side note: Least favorite character: Virlomi. Playing at being a goddess and embracing a culture primarily to prey on others doesn't pan well with me.
at least she got what she deserved when peter rejected her lol
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Peter is my favorite. I love the complexity. Some characters are good and some characters are bad. Peter is neither and both.
I just read one of his short stories today. I think it was called A Thousand Deaths. While there isn't room for much character development, the character who suffers these deaths I romanticized. He stood up to tyranny in a way only possible through science fiction.
For those interested the story is in "Maps in a Mirror"
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