pg 200 plot summary

In this section, Ender begins to question the family of Nivinha, and they begin to grow to like him. This upsets Novinha, because they never showed her the same affection they showed this stranger that they hardly even knew. but the children didn't feel that way. the saw that he was healing the pain caused by Marcao, and Novinha and her cold heart.

Now Ender has set up an appointment with Don Cristao, the lead monk at the Children of the Mind of Christ. This is significant because since he arrived, Ender has been in this struggle with the church. But now, the monks seem to trust him and respect his good intentions. this brings up a conflict between the clergy and the monks. During his talk with the monk, Jane, his AI assistant, says something about his sister and he becomes offended. Because of this. he decides to turn off his jewel, which is the way Jane communicates to him. This action shatters Jane's hold on reality, and she has to reestablish her connection with the entire computer network. when she comes back, she refuses to talk to Ender, and starts doing things without permission.

Jane hacks Novinhas secret files, and publishes them to the Starways Congress, who immediately begin to shut down the colony. Ender, who is now on his own, tries to hack Novinhas files, but when she finds out, she turns the whole family against him, and he loses the trust he had worked to gain.

Some of the archetypal events that begin to unfold are as follows. The story so far can be seen as a journey, where the hero and the Innocent children continue learning the secrets of the piggies. the secrets that Ender uncover about Novinha causes the family to look at everything in a different light.

the other archetypal event that can be seen is the rites of initiation between the older children and Novinha.