Red Planet Setting

This Study Guide consists of approximately 8 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Red Planet.

Red Planet Setting

This Study Guide consists of approximately 8 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Red Planet.
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The novel takes place sometime in the future, on the planet Mars. Humans have colonized the planet, but have not yet conquered its environment. As a result, the colonists must constantly protect themselves against external dangers—the harsh Martian winters, the oxygen-poor atmosphere, and the occasionally hostile Martian animals and plants. Heinlein frequently parallels the Martian environment with that of the American frontier, and the colonists with the pioneers who settled the American West.

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