Unfortunately, you may be correct. [sigh] I liked the "Ender series." I never noticed the Hitler parallel. The basic theme seemed cautionary: see what evil we can force out children to do, if we teach children war and nothing else. But I must agree: there was indeed a shift in the books. Not just Ender shifting from a talented pawn, but a world (intersteller) leader and philosopher. There is also a shift in America, super power of the future to America, needs to be over-thrown.
OSC more recently made news by declaring Star Trek as an idea that was not just old and stale lately, but flawed from the begining. That while the origional show introduced a whole new audience to sci-fi, it made it too easy to NOT read it, thus contributing to the decline in general of the printed word. Possibly a valid argument, but still, the show featured a ethnic and racial equality rarely seen on screen before.
Unfortunately, you may be correct. [sigh] I liked the "Ender series." I never noticed the Hitler parallel. The basic theme seemed cautionary: see what evil we can force out children to do, if we teach children war and nothing else. But I must agree: there was indeed a shift in the books. Not just Ender shifting from a talented pawn, but a world (intersteller) leader and philosopher. There is also a shift in America, super power of the future to America, needs to be over-thrown.
OSC more recently made news by declaring Star Trek as an idea that was not just old and stale lately, but flawed from the begining. That while the origional show introduced a whole new audience to sci-fi, it made it too easy to NOT read it, thus contributing to the decline in general of the printed word. Possibly a valid argument, but still, the show featured a ethnic and racial equality rarely seen on screen before.