But that's part of my point. It's the only time Ender totally failed to understand his enemy. :oops: Sorry, you're right...somehow, (don't ask, I don't know for the life of me) I managed to get your post mixed up with Janus' post questioning how the Stilson incident got Ender into Battle School. Lo...

Stilson was just a school yard bully who was neither strong enough nor malicious enough to cause the kind of harm that Bonzo intended, thus justifying Ender’s lethal response against him. For the likes of Stilson, a simple bloody nose and split lip would likely have been enough to deter further a...