They are similar insofar that they both deal with the theme that without human interference, nature will in the end take over things and have its way with them.
the lack of ambition most russians had
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Ender asks Bean to help him think of new ideas to beat the other armies, even if they are bad ideas. He assigns Bean a toon and lets him train his toon separately from the rest of the army. Ender chooses Bean for this task because Bean is the brightest and smartest soldier Ender has. He can think faster and better than any other soldier in Dragon Army.