When he became Locke (his false identity) he ended up stabilizing the issues in Europe after the destruction of the formics (a thought of evil race that humanity destroyed). At that time Russia was becoming ambitious and wanted to take over the world because the Warsaw pact was now gone, the UN was long gone, The Earth Hegemony was diminishing in power, and the IF (International Fleet) had no jurisdiction on Earth unless nuclear weapons were being used. Peter jumped in and stopped Russia cold in it's tracks. Soon after that Peter became the Hegemony of Earth at the age of 16 (or so).
At that time the Hegemony was only a joke, but after much hard work he was able to make the Hegemony a serious power in the world all through his essay's and speeches. Eventually Peter starts the FPE (Free People of Earth) and again through his speeches and patience almost all the world peacefully joins the FPE. I say almost because the United States of America refused to join the FPE no matter what. Peter did this all with only 100 (or so) soldiers at his disposal again proving the pen is mightier than the sword!
By old age Peter was nothing like what he was as a kid. He had married and had multiple intelligent children. He eventually contacted Ender who was still a teenager due to years of space flight. Peter asked Ender to write a book about him explaining his life. Ender agreed because his brother had become such a different and good person. This is why Peter Wiggin is my hero due to his immense changes in his personality, the way he shaped the world with his words for the better, and truly brought humanity together peacefully for the first time in history.
You know I've been meaning to read this book for a long time now. You've convinced me to get started on it. The character sounds so complex!
ReplyDeleteThought you might enjoy this cartoon from xkcd.com. Hover over the cartoon for futher commentary: http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/locke_and_demosthenes.png
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