Theresa Wiggin
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Theresa Wiggin is a fictional character
from the Ender's Game series
of novels by Orson Scott Card
.
She is the mother of Peter
, Valentine
and Ender Wiggin
, and the wife of John Paul Wiggin
.
She appeared in the novels Ender's Game
, Shadow of the Hegemon
, Shadow Puppets
, Shadow of the Giant
, and Ender in Exile and is a central character in a prequel to Ender's Game, the short story "Teacher's Pest
".
In "Teacher's Pest
," the chronological first account of Theresa, then Theresa Brown, is given. She is depicted as a graduate student researching community formation and social connections, but overshadowed by her father, who is renowned as a theoretical military genius. In "Teacher's Pest
" she and John Paul speculate that John Paul's forced attendance of her class may be a ploy by the International Fleet to allow them to meet.
Although she has hidden her Mormon
faith, she remains devoutly religious when allowed to speak freely, which is rare. She prayed over the sleeping Ender when he was young, and in a conversation with Bean in Shadow of the Hegemon reveals efforts on behalf of her children to raise them religiously were stifled by the International Fleet's interest in them and the fact that the Fleet would have undoubtedly interfered had they attempted to instill a specific value set.
After both Peter and Valentine were determined to be unfit for Battle School, the International Fleet bent their population restrictions and allowed the unfettered birth of Ender. As a Third, a child born third to the family, Ender faced discrimination, but it is revealed that Theresa and John Paul intended to have a third child regardless of the International Fleet restrictions.
She also notes that it was too late to teach Peter
religion, but that after seeing the boy's ruthless ambition and taste for violence, she tried with John Paul to teach him basic concepts like decency, although at the time Peter despised them both.
She is a minor character in the Ender quartet but is given a much more prominent role in the Shadow series. It is revealed in the Shadow series that she and her husband, John Paul, are fully aware of Peter's actions as a teenager and his work under the penname "Locke
". The series also outlines in detail the struggles she experienced as the mother of three of the most brilliant minds on Earth.
Fictional character
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from the Ender's Game series
Ender's Game series
The Ender's Game series is a series of science fiction books by Orson Scott Card. The series started with the novelette "Ender's Game", which was later expanded into the novel Ender's Game. It currently consists of eleven novels and ten short stories...
of novels by Orson Scott Card
Orson Scott Card
Orson Scott Card is an American author, critic, public speaker, essayist, columnist, and political activist. He writes in several genres, but is primarily known for his science fiction. His novel Ender's Game and its sequel Speaker for the Dead both won Hugo and Nebula Awards, making Card the...
.
She is the mother of Peter
Peter Wiggin
Peter Wiggin is a fictional character in the science fiction novel Ender's Game and its sequels, written by Orson Scott Card. He has appeared in the novels Ender's Game, Shadow of the Hegemon, Shadow Puppets, Shadow of the Giant, Xenocide, and Children of the Mind and in an upcoming short story to...
, Valentine
Valentine Wiggin
Valentine Wiggin is a fictional character in Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game series of novels. She is the older sister of Ender Wiggin.-Biography:...
and Ender Wiggin
Ender Wiggin
Andrew "Ender" Wiggin is a fictional character from Orson Scott Card's science fiction story Ender's Game and its sequels , as well as in the first part of the spin-off series, Ender's Shadow...
, and the wife of John Paul Wiggin
John Paul Wiggin
John Paul Wiggin is a fictional character from Orson Scott Card's Ender's game series. He appeared in the original novel Ender's Game, and in several of its sequels: Shadow of the Hegemon, Shadow Puppets, and Ender in Exile. John Paul is a central character in two of the prequel short stories:...
.
She appeared in the novels Ender's Game
Ender's Game
Ender's Game is a science fiction novel by American author Orson Scott Card. The book originated as the short story "Ender's Game", published in the August 1977 issue of Analog Science Fiction and Fact. Elaborating on characters and plot lines depicted in the novel, Card later wrote additional...
, Shadow of the Hegemon
Shadow of the Hegemon
Shadow of the Hegemon is the second novel in the Ender's Shadow series by Orson Scott Card. It is also the sixth novel in the Ender's Game series. It is told mostly from the point of view of Bean, a largely peripheral character in the original novel Ender's Game...
, Shadow Puppets
Shadow Puppets
Shadow Puppets , by Orson Scott Card is the sequel to Shadow of the Hegemon and the third book in the Ender's Shadow series . It was originally to be called Shadow of Death.-Plot summary:...
, Shadow of the Giant
Shadow of the Giant
Shadow of the Giant is the fourth novel in Orson Scott Card's Ender's Shadow series.-Plot summary:A belief is spreading in conquered China that the government has lost the Mandate of Heaven. Han Tzu meets up with Mazer Rackham, who passes him a blow dart pen, calling it the "Mandate of Heaven"...
, and Ender in Exile and is a central character in a prequel to Ender's Game, the short story "Teacher's Pest
Teacher's Pest (short story)
"Teacher’s Pest" is a story by Orson Scott Card set in his Ender's Game universe. It tells the story of how John Paul Wiggin meets and falls in love with his future wife...
".
In "Teacher's Pest
Teacher's Pest (short story)
"Teacher’s Pest" is a story by Orson Scott Card set in his Ender's Game universe. It tells the story of how John Paul Wiggin meets and falls in love with his future wife...
," the chronological first account of Theresa, then Theresa Brown, is given. She is depicted as a graduate student researching community formation and social connections, but overshadowed by her father, who is renowned as a theoretical military genius. In "Teacher's Pest
Teacher's Pest (short story)
"Teacher’s Pest" is a story by Orson Scott Card set in his Ender's Game universe. It tells the story of how John Paul Wiggin meets and falls in love with his future wife...
" she and John Paul speculate that John Paul's forced attendance of her class may be a ploy by the International Fleet to allow them to meet.
Although she has hidden her Mormon
Mormon
The term Mormon most commonly denotes an adherent, practitioner, follower, or constituent of Mormonism, which is the largest branch of the Latter Day Saint movement in restorationist Christianity...
faith, she remains devoutly religious when allowed to speak freely, which is rare. She prayed over the sleeping Ender when he was young, and in a conversation with Bean in Shadow of the Hegemon reveals efforts on behalf of her children to raise them religiously were stifled by the International Fleet's interest in them and the fact that the Fleet would have undoubtedly interfered had they attempted to instill a specific value set.
After both Peter and Valentine were determined to be unfit for Battle School, the International Fleet bent their population restrictions and allowed the unfettered birth of Ender. As a Third, a child born third to the family, Ender faced discrimination, but it is revealed that Theresa and John Paul intended to have a third child regardless of the International Fleet restrictions.
She also notes that it was too late to teach Peter
Peter Wiggin
Peter Wiggin is a fictional character in the science fiction novel Ender's Game and its sequels, written by Orson Scott Card. He has appeared in the novels Ender's Game, Shadow of the Hegemon, Shadow Puppets, Shadow of the Giant, Xenocide, and Children of the Mind and in an upcoming short story to...
religion, but that after seeing the boy's ruthless ambition and taste for violence, she tried with John Paul to teach him basic concepts like decency, although at the time Peter despised them both.
She is a minor character in the Ender quartet but is given a much more prominent role in the Shadow series. It is revealed in the Shadow series that she and her husband, John Paul, are fully aware of Peter's actions as a teenager and his work under the penname "Locke
John Locke
John Locke FRS , widely known as the Father of Liberalism, was an English philosopher and physician regarded as one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers. Considered one of the first of the British empiricists, following the tradition of Francis Bacon, he is equally important to social...
". The series also outlines in detail the struggles she experienced as the mother of three of the most brilliant minds on Earth.