Citizenship and the rights it grants are extremely valuable, and thus come with great responsibility. The society is prosperous, even though not everyone can enjoy the full scale of civic rights. In the world Heinlein describes, the population of Earth (or Terra, as it is named in the book) lives in a controlled democracy, a federation ruled by the military elite. A regular teenager from Buenos Aires, he decides to enter the ranks of the army in order to earn his right to vote and become a citizen. The book itself is written in the genre of military science fiction on behalf of the main character: Juan “Johnny” Rico. In fact, there were three screen versions, but the first one is the best, so for the sake of comparison, let us juxtapose the novel with just one movie. “Starship Troopers” did not have a literary sequel, but there were several movies released after the novel. On the contrary, it is one of those novels that serve as a mainframe, a roadmap to younger generations of authors who inherit the structure and the narrative of classics. Despite it having been written more than half a century ago, “Starship Troopers” still remains a book without age–meaning that it does not look obsolete. The original story was published in 1959, and a year later brought Heinlein the Hugo Award for Best Novel. There is, however, one novel that has become a true cult classic: “Starship Troopers,” a title that is probably familiar to everyone living in the West.
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