Is Hitler the queen of the hive in your eyes or Peter?
The question is whether you can commit genocide/xenocide and still be forgiven, and it’s a theme that the series touches on over and over. The most famous genocide today is the Holocaust, so critics of Card phrase it as whether you can forgive Hitler.
I’m sure that Card has spoken specifically about this subject (whether he thinks people should forgive Hitler), as well, and while I think I remember what he said, I’m not so sure that I would simply say it.
But he’s got a history of making some provocative statements about his beliefs.
Like, he has said that an important part of his books is to spread Mormon beliefs. I remember, after reading the Ender series, I read The Worthing Saga, and midway through, felt it necessary to go look up which religion he belonged to, just because he made it so obvious that he was criticizing Christian religions. (If I remember correctly, I didn’t have to look hard to find his religion, because it was in his biography on the book jacket.)
The question is whether you can commit genocide/xenocide and still be forgiven, and it’s a theme that the series touches on over and over. The most famous genocide today is the Holocaust, so critics of Card phrase it as whether you can forgive Hitler.
I’m sure that Card has spoken specifically about this subject (whether he thinks people should forgive Hitler), as well, and while I think I remember what he said, I’m not so sure that I would simply say it.
But he’s got a history of making some provocative statements about his beliefs.
Like, he has said that an important part of his books is to spread Mormon beliefs. I remember, after reading the Ender series, I read The Worthing Saga, and midway through, felt it necessary to go look up which religion he belonged to, just because he made it so obvious that he was criticizing Christian religions. (If I remember correctly, I didn’t have to look hard to find his religion, because it was in his biography on the book jacket.)