Isolation is one of the main parts of the story, "Ender’s Game," by Orson Scott Card. It can make a character strong and at the same time it can destroy the character. Ender is isolated from friends and family as a ‘third’ child. Ender is isolated by being best in the battle school. Sometimes people need to be isolated to focus on and improve their abilities, but it may require isolation from family or even humanity. Ender has problems in school and family life. He is under pressure for being a ‘third’. Ender ends up fighting Stilson, a bully from the school who says, “We’re people, not Thirds, turd face. You’re about as strong as a fart!” (Card, Ender’s Game 37) Also, he is under pressure from his brother, Peter. "I could kill you like this, Peter whispered. Just press and press until you're dead” (42). Ender’s only hope for not being alone is his sister, Valentine. She protects him most of the time when his brother fights with him. However, the way she protects Ender might not be the right way because Ender would always need her protection instead of growing up. Graff was protecting him in a different way by isolating Ender from others. He makes other boys hate him by saying, “There is only one boy on this launch with any brains at all, and that’s Ender Wiggin” (63). He believes that if Ender gets stronger, he doesn’t need to be protected. On the other hand, human beings need to be mentally protected through knowing that there is someone who thinks and cares about them. The combination of all of these is what Graff plans to use to make Ender a good soldier. Isolating a person can make him strong, but it also will destroy other feelings including love and care. Despite this, being a good soldier requires Ender to love and to have a purpose to fight. If a soldier loves and cares for his people, he will fight for them. Graff, as a smart commander knows this. In the story, Ender is a great soldier afte