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[–] 7 points 9 months ago

I thought it was about empathy and humanity. Kids are abused into committing what would be considered war crimes if they were against other humans. At the end, if I recall, Ender finds and saves the last queen of the species and feels a profound empathetic connection.

The dynamic between his brother and sister, a sociopath and an empath, indicate the balance between both being a major theme.

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