1984 George Orwell Theme Of Manipulation

In his book 1984, George Orwell writes, "Power is in tearing human minds to pieces and putting them together again in new shapes of your own choosing" (Orwell 336). In Ender's game, Ender is manipulated and deceived frequently so authorities can gain power and control over him. The main character, Ender, is chosen by the international military forces to save the world from demolition. Before being selected, Ender wears a monitor that allows the military leaders to "see through Ender's eyes". Peter hates Ender because he is jealous that Ender is chosen instead of himself. Even after the doctors lie to Ender to let them take of his monitor, which Ender is fully aware of, Peter is still jealous of Ender. Ender leaves behind Valentine to help

save the world from the buggers (and escape Peter). Ender is often lied to and manipulated by authorities, even at the very beginning of the book, and he becomes conscious and distrustful of with more power and control than him. The theme of "trusting those in power allows them to deceive individuals under their control" is developed in Ender's Game through the use of conflict by demonstrating the deceitfulness and manipulation of individuals by authorities and those in ultimate power.
The theme of trust is developed as the authorities in Ender's Game target an individual under their control, demonstrating how authorities can betray a vulnerable individual's trust after earning it.

Graff betrays Ender's trust when Ender truly believes Graff is on his side. He expresses to Graff "'I thought you were my friend.' Despite himself, Ender's voice trembled" (Card 34). Ender had just learned that Graff is not a trustworthy person, after he had taken a liking to and put trust in Graff, leading Ender to internally struggle later with the issue of who to trust. This internal conflict Ender struggles with has been established by the introduction of trust, and further develops the theme of trust by demonstrating what the effect of betrayal does to a person. "'Excellent. At least I have one soldier who can figure things out.' Ender could see resentment growing in the way the other soldiers shifted their weight and glanced at each other, the way they avoided looking at Bean" (161). Ender uses the same tactics Graff used to control Bean, by making the soldiers distrustful and resentful of Bean; although the soldiers do not speak to Bean, there is silent conflict growing in the atmosphere. The conflict that Ender creates between Bean and the soldiers demonstrates how distrust of someone can affect the level of respect given to them. The internal struggle of learning that one cannot be trusted and the external conflict that arises between a betrayer and a victim is demonstrated in Ender's Game, developing the theme of

trust.