In chapters six to ten of “Ender’s Game” by Orson Scott Card, Ender Wiggin must undergo the pressure the government has placed unto him and the underestimation his peers have before he even goes off to his first battle! As shown in the first section, All children born in that time period have a device placed onto them at birth that allows to government to see what the experiment sees, called a monitor. Ender was such. Monitors allow the government to pick out competent potential recruits for the army at a young age, as even Ender is only six. Originally, Ender had his monitor removed, because he was not found to be a genius or a fighter. But once the protective rights the monitor gave him were removed, his talents were almost immediately revealed.
Early on after his monitor is removed, he injures a child his age and sends him to the hospital in self defense. The government, after hearing word of this, approach him and ask him to join the I.F. - the army. After accepting and be sent for training, he immediately stands out to his superiors. In one case, he played a video game created specifically to stimulate training for IF soldiers. In it, he was offered two choices, both of which were traps. However, instead of choosing one, he creates a third, and becomes the first to win the game.
Because of these two events, where he demonstrated his abilities to act independently, react quickly, and access information, he has stood out to the government as a whole and its individuals. It can also be implied that there is some sort of genetic contribution to his capabilities, as most families are limited to having only three children. However, his family was allowed to have a third, Ender, due to the success of the first two, Peter and Valentine.
In conclusion, Ender has the potential of a genius tactician and a master fighter, yet he is capable if cloaking it at anytime, while still processing information from his surroundings.
