Contents 1 History 1.1 Battle School Days 1.2 Post Battle School 2 Miscellaneous 3 Notes 4 Trivia 5 Quotes 6 Related Articles 7 External Links 8 References

HistoryEdit

Battle School DaysEdit

In The Polish Boy,

he is a

young captain and teacher from the Battle School who attempts to recruit a young Polish boy named John Paul Wieczorek. Ultimately, he gives up on the boy and instead helps arrange for the family to move to the United States under the assumed surname Wiggin, with the intention of one day returning to recruit the boy's son.

He is a manipulative Colonel who is in charge of the Battle School. He makes good on his earlier plan when he recruits John Paul's son, Ender. Graff embarks on a carefully formulated plan to make Ender the commander of the human forces for the Third Formic War. This plan includes carefully isolating Ender from both his peers and his superiors. Graff believes this isolation is necessary so that Ender will never be deluded into thinking that anyone will bail him out in his battles with the buggers. Even when this policy results in a potentially deadly confrontation between Ender and Bonzo Madrid, Graff does not permit anyone to interfere. Colonel Graff also turns to Valentine for help on two separate occasions in order to restore Ender's morale and convince him to complete his rigorous training program.

While Graff is often portrayed as rather cold-hearted in Ender's Game, readers are occasionally granted insights into Graff's struggle with personal moral dilemmas in his quest to shape Ender into an effective commander. Moreover, in Ender's Shadow, we are shown even more of Graff's internally conflicted and compromised morality and emotional turmoil. He stays with Ender throughout his entire training program, bearing up under considerable bureaucratic pressure from both his superiors and his subordinates, and joining Ender for a brief leave of absence on Earth before traveling with him to Eros. He also demonstrates compassion and kindness for Bean, supporting and encouraging him to the end even though Bean's regular discovery of closely guarded secrets causes Graff immense difficulty with both his superiors and his subordinates.

Post Battle SchoolEdit

Following Ender's defeat of the buggers, Graff is court martialed for his decisions at the Battle School, with the main case centering on his decision not to interfere with the fight between Ender and Bonzo Madrid. Graff successfully contends in his defense that all of his actions were necessary to ensure that Ender would be able to defeat the buggers, and is acquitted.

Later on, he's given the role of Minister of Colonization, and becomes one of the allies of Peter Wiggin and Bean in their struggles against Achilles de Flandres. He is also portrayed as a much more caring person, and more importantly, a strong advocate in establishing Peter as the true Hegemon over Earth.

MiscellaneousEdit

NotesEdit

• No special notes.

TriviaEdit

• Harrison Ford is set to play Hyrum Graff in the upcoming Enders Game movie, currently in production
• Known E-Mail adresses
  • Graff%Pilgramage@colmin.gov
  • Graff%%@colmin.gov
  • Graff%bonpassage@colmin.gov

QuotesEdit

• "I've watched through his eyes, I've listened through his ears, and I tell you he's the one. Or at least as close as we're going to get." --First line of Ender's Game

• "For a few minutes there, it actually occurred to me to wonder what kind of a man would heal a broken child of some of his hurt, just so he could throw him back into battle again. A little private moral dilemma. Please overlook it. I was tired." --Chapter 10, Ender's Game

• "Whoever is doing the bad things, that's the bad guy. You're the sheriff, sir, whether people approve of you or not. Do your job." --Chapter 23, Ender's Shadow

Related ArticlesEdit

External LinksEdit

ReferencesEdit

• Ender's Game
• Ender's Shadow
• Ender in Exile

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