Ch. 5 of Ender's Game

     Chapter five of this novel includes Ender's settlement into Battle School and how he handles the beginning struggles of it.  Ender once again exhibits his intelligence by beating a bigger kid at one of the games as well as hacking the security and sending false messages.  I also found it interesting how quickly and easily Ender was able to figure out the game, which the older kids played and he knew nothing about.  I believe this manifests Ender's future success in Battle School.  With his intelligence and ability to comprehend things he has not learned yet on his own, he will prove to be very successful in this school.  One major problem Ender faces is the bullying from Bernard and his group.  Bernard can be considered as the Peter or Stilson of Battle School.  However, I feel Ender came up with a smart way of handling this problem with Bernard.  He used the idea of sending false messages to everyone in their dormitory to hurt Bernard.  This way he gets rid of the problem without physically injuring Bernard.  Also, what Ender does will end his isolation at the end of the chapter.  Another issue that Ender experiences is the sadness of being away from home.  I found it interesting that even though Ender dislikes Peter, he thanks him at the Battle School.  This is because from all the cruelty Peter has given Ender, he has been able to hide his tears and what he feels.  Thus, Ender says, "more than ever, I need that now." (Card 45)  I also liked how Ender is able to beat the isolation that was sort of forced upon him by the administrators.