Ender’s Game Child Soldiers Comparison By, Callum and Cameron

What countries use Child Soldiers? -Mostly from Third world countries -Notably Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia, El Salvador Sri Lanka and Uganda

Why use Children? Children are easy to intimidate May be only way to survive They are very expendable Make up large percent of population

How old are Child Soldiers A child soldier is anybody under 18 Average age is 8

Child Army Lords Resistance Army - From Uganda lead by Kony Steals children makes them fight their government International Fleet (I.F) “Your son has been cleared by the I.F selective service” (Card 21) -world government selectively breeds and picks children -uses them to train to fight aliens

Reason for Fighting Ender’s Game: “Valentine, too; she was another one of your tricks, to make me remember that I'm not going to school for myself” (Card 244) -Ender is fighting to protect Valentine Real -Fight to avenge fallen family members or protect current ones -Forced to fight -may be only way to survive

Training Ender’s Game: “Every day, hours of classes”(Card 45) -Many hours for years of long training and teaching Real: -Little to no training

Use of Children Real Used to take bullets Used to blow up mines Ender’s Game “you have been commander of our fleets” (Card 296) -Ender and his friends were used to command and control the fleets of soldiers

Treatment - Treatment is limited about two meals a day “The school provides everything you need” (Card 26) -Everything food, clothing and education are supplied

Where they are from From developing countries “Because you’re American and I am not” (Card 111) -From many different countries Rosen Israeli, Bonzo Spanish, Ender American, Dink Dutch

Family Family is usually dead or off working “I didn't leave Valentine and Mother and Father to come here just to be iced” (Card 43) -Ender has family back at home

Fighting Real fighting against humans “Real. Not a game” (Card 297) -Ender fought against Buggers -Ender thought it was a game

How they join Some are kidnapped Majority are volunteers “Ender, the choice has not been made at all conscripts make good cannon fodder, but for officers we need volunteers” (Card 20) -Ender was a volunteer -Everyone else was taken into the military

Age Under 18 Not usually younger then 6 “I was six years old when they brought me” -Kids start training at around 6

Weponds Ak-47 and M16 most common “Ender selected one starship” (Card 278)

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