In class today we discussed a captivating conversation on a topic of colonization and invasion of another planet. We focused on the story "The Word for World is Forest" by Le Guin, a very popular science fiction novel from the 1970s. During the discussion of how earth is depleted of resources and humans flew in search of other planets, I saw that this was very similar to the movie "Avatar". It is a peaceful foreign community who did nothing wrong and led a cohesive and harmonious life until humans came to their planet. It was interesting to see how similar the plots were. Because of their ignorance of war and peaceful approach to the human visitors, the inhabitants were subjugated to slavery and violence. Only when a strong leader rose up and took charger were they able to repel the humans and protect their home planet.
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