In Chapter 2 Peter starts when his parents talk about the situation of how Ender protected himself from the bully Stilson. They were comparing his actions to those of Mazer, but the whole family was worried about Peter's indignant reaction. And when Ender returned home he wanted to make peace with his brother, but he was bothered by his sister Valentine that was comforting him due to his loss of the monitor. Peter decided to play a game buggers and astronauts, with Ender who was four years younger than him. he ended up hurting him, sayin that, "...i will kill you..."(19) He wanted to kill him, but when people asked he wanted to say that it was an accident. Peter was told by Valentine that he wouldn't get a job in the future because of his past.
The techniques of the passage is to show that Peter hated his younger brother Ender so much he would do anything to eliminate him from his life. While Ender was doing everything to try to bound with his brother due to the cower that he felt of how he protected himself from the bully Stilson. In the end Peter apologized to Ender about his behavior and went to sleep. This left Ender wondering whether Peter meant his apology or if it was an act.
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