The Women in Ender's Life

Ender has two major female influences in his life, Valentine and Petra. Valentine is Enders motivation and drive to do well in Battle School. She protected him as a child and helps be the best he can by teaching him arithmatic. This makes Valentine similar to Petra. Petra protects Ender from Bonzo and teaches him how to shoot while in null-G. I thought this was very coincidental. To help guide Ender through his situation with Bonzo he has Petra to help him. This is very similar to how Ender got through his everyday life with Peter thanks to Valentine. To me this is a big connection.