Enders Game Child Soldiers Comparison

By, Callum and Cameron

What countries use Child Soldiers?

- Mostly from Third world countries - Notably Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia, El Salvador Sri Lanka and Uganda

Why use Children?

Children are easy to intimidate May be only way to survive They are very expendable Make up large percent of population

How old are Child Soldiers

A child soldier is anybody under 18 Average age is 8

Child Army
Lords Resistance Army From Uganda lead by Kony Steals children makes them fight their government
International Fleet (I.F) Your son has been cleared by the I.F selective service (Card 21) -world government selectively breeds and picks children -uses them to train to fight aliens

Reason for Fighting

Real -Fight to avenge fallen family members or protect current ones -Forced to fight -may be only way to survive Enders Game: Valentine, too; she was another one of your tricks, to make me remember that I'm not going to school for myself (Card 244) -Ender is fighting to protect Valentine

Training
Real: -Little to no training Enders Game: Every day, hours of classes(Card 45) -Many hours for years of long training and teaching

Use of Children
Real Used to take bullets Used to blow up mines Enders Game you have been commander of our fleets (Card 296) -Ender and his friends were used to command and control the fleets of soldiers

Treatment
- Treatment is limited about two meals a day
The school provides everything you need (Card 26) -Everything food, clothing and education are supplied

Where they are from

From developing countries
Because youre American and I am not (Card 111) -From many different countries Rosen Israeli, Bonzo Spanish, Ender American, Dink Dutch

Family
Family is usually dead or off working
I didn't leave Valentine and Mother and Father to come here just to be iced (Card 43) -Ender has family back at home

Fighting
Real fighting against humans
Real . Not a game (Card 297) -Ender fought against Buggers -Ender thought it was a game

How they join

Some are kidnapped Majority are volunteers
Ender, the choice has not been made at all conscripts make good cannon fodder, but for officers we need volunteers (Card 20) -Ender was a volunteer -Everyone else was taken into the military

Age
Under 18 Not usually younger then 6
I was six years old when they brought me -Kids start training at around 6

Weponds
Ak-47 and M16 most common
Ender selected one starship (Card 278)

Bibliography
11 Facts about Child Soldiers." Do Something.org. N.p., Aug.-Sept. 2012. Web. <http://www.dosomething.org/tipsandtools/11-factsabout-child-soldiers> Boutros-Ghali, Boutros. "Stae World Children 1996." UNICEF. UNICEF, 1996. Web. 11 Dec. 2013. Card, Orson Scott. Ender's Game. New York: Tom Doherty Associates Book, 1991. Print. Kaplan, Eben. "Child Soliers around the World." CFR.org. Councill On Foregn Relations, 2 Dec. 2005. Web. http://www.cfr.org/humanrights/child-soldiers-around-world/p9331 Lords Reistance Army. N.d. Photograph. Lord's Resistance Army. N.p.: n.p., n.d. N. pag. Print.