Sexism has been an issue in history since the beginning of time. Sexism in itself is described as the prejudice, stereotyping, or discrimination, typically against women, on the basis of sex. During Ender’s Game, a science fiction novel written by Orson Scott Card, there are multiple events of sexism. Sexism has been a well talked about controversy for centuries. Feminism movements started when the first Women’s Conference, held in Seneca Falls in 1848, occurred. Ever since this convention, women have tried to get equal rights. Ender’s Game is a story about a child prodigy, Andrew Wiggin, picked to save humanity from an alien war. These aliens are called “buggers’ and have invaded Earth two times. In preparation for third invasion, children,…show more content… In the beginning chapters of the book, they talk about how Ender is the perfect match to save humanity and how Valentine was too gentle and too caring. They talk about how she wouldn’t be strong enough to do the tasks needed. Peter, who is Ender’s older brother, is shown as the strongest of the family, whereas Valentine is portrayed as the weakest of the family because she is a girl. This is one example of the many events of sexism in this book. Another example of an occurrence of sexism would be when Petra broke down in the battle. When Petra broke down, there was a page and a half in detail about it compared to when the other squadron leaders, two boys, struggled, there was only one sentence about it. “Two more of his squadron leaders collapsed the way Petra had; the pressure on the rest of them became greater” (Card 201). The author went in depth about Petra’s struggling, making her look unstable compared to the male characters. “You made a mistake with Petra. She’ll recover. But Petra is Petra.” (Card 200). When the author says “Petra is Petra” it means that they were expecting her to break down. This implies that they knew she would break down at some point which portrays her as weak or fragile. All of these examples reflect how Orson Scott Card’s take on women could be considered sexist in the feminist
