What struck me as funny was some of the Terran humans' word usage. Two words in particular that stuck with me are "spla," which translates to "crazy," and "spesh," a shortened form for the word "specialist." Even though the latter actually makes sense, both words are still unfamiliar to the diction we have in society.
The Word for World is Forest reminded me of how Europeans came to settle on America every step of the way. The Terrans tried to control the Athsheans, even forcing them into labor despite the "voluntary" label, just like how the Europeans forced their ways onto the Native Americans and into their lives (converting them into Christians, exploiting their resources, even taking away their land). The Europeans took away everything that belonged to the Native Americans, just like how the Terrans were beginning to take away everything from the Athsheans. The only reason the Athsheans "won" is their sheer number–millions of Athsheans together will are unstoppable.
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