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I think Ender's Game means something else to young aspiring logicians. Whenever I hear or participate in Ender discussion it's not about his persecution or his war crimes or really anything about the Wiggin family in general. It's about problem solving. Probably the most quoted line from the book is "The enemy's gate is down." People use this book as a launching point into alternative style solutions. Can't figure things out? Try realigning your entire frame of reference. Faced with an opponent of superior resources? Find new ways to use yours to undermine them.

Ender himself is not that interesting a character, and it really shows in the sequels where he goes diplomasizing everywhere instead. But the problems he faced, and the cutthroat ways he solves them, are what really draw readers into the book.