I found the Terminator interesting in terms of the last module we covered, which touched upon childhood’s end. Just like Ender, John is chosen (or rather born into) a role of immense power and prestige, and the fate of humanity lies on his ability to succeed in the tests put before him. There are many ways in which the two boys are similar, but I’m really interested in the things that set them apart. John, for instance, generally seems more accepting of his fate than Ender does, but Ender also seems more able to part with certain aspects of childhood (John’s sentimentality/unwillingness to let the Terminator go at the end versus Ender’s jaded attitude and perspective toward the end of the book). How much of that can be attributed to the nuances of their situations, their upbringing, or just their personalities? For instance, although Ender was purposefully isolated throughout his time at the academy, his teachers could never truly succeed in isolating him, and the fact that his experience was part of a collective experience could potentially create ties that John, who is alone in his fate, may not have access to. I think that these stories are also interesting because they raise the question of when or how a childhood ends for someone born into a role like this. Were they ever truly children or will they ever get to be children?