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Petra Arkanian
A young, brilliant soldier in Ender’s Dragon army, whom Ender teases and abuses in an imitation of the way he was teased and abused when he was younger. Ender realizes he treats Bean in this way to help Bean become his best, but still feels guilty for how he is treating Bean. Bean later becomes one of Ender’s most trusted commanders during “the game” against the Buggers at Command School. (Orson Scott Card has also written a number of novels in the “Ender Universe” that focus on Bean.)
Bean Quotes in Ender’s Game
The Ender’s Game quotes below are all either spoken by Bean or refer to Bean. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 10
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Ender wanted to undo his taunting of the boy, wanted to tell the others that the little one needed their help and friendship more than anyone else. But of course Ender couldn’t do that. Not on the first day. On the first day even his mistakes had to look like part of a brilliant plan.
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I made sure they all noticed you today. They’ll be watching every move you make. All you have to do to earn their respect now is be perfect.
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Chapter 11
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“They need us, that’s why.” Bean sat down on the floor and stared at Ender’s feet. “Because they need somebody to beat the Buggers. That’s the only thing they care about.”
“It’s important that you know that, Bean. Because most boys in this school think the game is important for itself—but it isn’t. It’s only important because it helps them find kids who might grow up to be real commanders, in the real war. But as for the game, screw that.”
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Bean Quotes in Ender’s Game
The Ender’s Game quotes below are all either spoken by Bean or refer to Bean. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 10
Quotes
Ender wanted to undo his taunting of the boy, wanted to tell the others that the little one needed their help and friendship more than anyone else. But of course Ender couldn’t do that. Not on the first day. On the first day even his mistakes had to look like part of a brilliant plan.
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I made sure they all noticed you today. They’ll be watching every move you make. All you have to do to earn their respect now is be perfect.
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Chapter 11
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“They need us, that’s why.” Bean sat down on the floor and stared at Ender’s feet. “Because they need somebody to beat the Buggers. That’s the only thing they care about.”
“It’s important that you know that, Bean. Because most boys in this school think the game is important for itself—but it isn’t. It’s only important because it helps them find kids who might grow up to be real commanders, in the real war. But as for the game, screw that.”
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