What he really wanted to do was world domination. His tactic was not as straight forward and the outcome was not as immediate yet he found himself just as successful. By using a pseudo name, Locke, he was able to create quite the following on the nets. With his crafty typing and immense knowledge of the Warsaw Pact, he captivated an audience with great number. Later, it was revealed to some that he was a mere fourteen year old, yet it didn’t seem to matter for his ideas were far superior to the issue of his age. Valentine told Ender even though that Peter was not publically known; those in high places knew who Locke was. “He has too much power for them to worry about his age” (Card 311) With the hegemony still intact he was able to conquer the world in one fell swoop. So, Peter was able to subjugate the life bearing sphere as he always wanted, yet the aftermath is far more beneficial for all than Peter could have imagined. “‘Funny, isn’t it? That Peter would save millions of lives.’ ‘While I killed billions.’” (Card 312). The roles appeared to have reversed for Peter and Ender at the end. Ender despised Peter for his ruthless ways when they were younger, yet it was Ender that showed no mercy towards the buggers like Peter did to Ender when they played buggers and astronauts. When Peter was a child, he was definitely going through an evil stage of his life. In the end, he out grew it.
Card, O. S. (1977). Ender's Game. New York, NY: Tom Doherty Associates, LLC.
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