They possess no defining characteristics on an individual basis and are easily replaces. To add, the bugs are systematically bred for the sole purpose of fighting. The warriors and non-warrior bugs make up the masses, with each bug being identical and performing the same tasks. Bugs honor a more collective mindset, with only three true tiers. On the contrary, the Bugs and their militaristic opposition against the humans are set up with key differences.
No one is required to give up their time and freedom for the good of the state, but they are encouraged and have the option to do so. Here, the Major reminds Rico of the weight serving one’s country holds but does not disregard the importance of being an individual. When the Major is describing the enlisting process and the importance associated with it to Rico, he declares “Social responsibility above the level of family, or at most of tribe, requires imagination – devotion, loyalty, all the higher virtues – which a man must develop himself if he has them forced down him, he will vomit them out” (Heinlein, 195). Each military member is assigned a specific rank which corresponds to different castes and importance levels. The human race in the story features a military with a heavily regimented system. The drastic differences between the two sides focus mainly on the organizational structure and mindset about military participation.
The most notable opposition against humans in the story comes from the bugs, a pseudo arachnid race hailing from several distant planets. The aliens or other race hold values and operating practices which differ from those of the humans. Heinlein introduces other races into the story to create conflict between the human race and the alien race.
‘Starship Troopers’ contains several instances of a strict division between two groups of individuals or beings to approve and honor one side while denouncing the other. Gender roles are also highlighted in the story with men and women making up the two halves. The social structure outlined in the utopian society features a side of citizens with power and others who do not hold any political or social importance. The two nature groups divided in the story consist of the human race and the opposition, which are beings with characteristics that differ from humans and reside on other planets. Among those collections, Heinlein institutes several obvious differences between the two sides. Robert Heinlein’s ‘Starship Troopers’ incorporates different nature, social, and gender clusters into a militaristic utopian society.
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