![]() ![]() ![]() Politics is a significant subject in the novel, taking up a greater part of the story than the scientific or technical aspects. ![]() However, Robert Heinlein himself said that the Bugs were a representation of Communism, which he detested. war propaganda-as insectile members of a more hierarchical society who were unwilling (or as the lower caste Bugs, unable) to surrender. To some degree, the "Bugs" seem representative of the Japanese, as depicted in U.S. ![]() Marines in the island-hopping Pacific War, while their training and traditions (for example, officers jumping first) resemble the US Army Airborne divisions. This very much resembles the progress of U.S. Over the course of the war, the Mobile Infantry are ferried by the Navy from planet to planet for short but fierce engagements. The military confrontation between Earth and the "Bugs" bears some similarities to the United States' war with Japan in World War II-the Bugs start the war with a surprise attack. Spoiler warning: Plot or ending details follow.Īfter rigorous basic training, Juan Rico is assigned to a platoon of future soldiers in the Mobile Infantry defending humanity from an intelligent race of creatures collectively known as " bugs", a repulsive alien enemy sharing many characteristics with social insects such as ants or termites, and their allies, called "Skinnies" (appearing in the first chapter of the book). ![]()
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