Across
- 3. represents the abuse of nuclear energy and nuclear proliferation
- 7. represents the brutality of war; this occurs in the form of air strikes and tanks in the jungles of Vietnam
- 8. represents the "other," acts as an allegory for different types of prejudice, as they face discrimination and inequality in the story
- 9. represents the cost of war and the innocents that die at the hands of governments
Down
- 1. represents unconventional family dynamics and shows that non-humans are capable of love/affection
- 2. represents institutional corruption, exploitation, enslavement and workplace abuse
- 3. represents robot inequality; their tragic fate when attempting to marry their human partner shows how equality is not achieved by all
- 4. represents objectification of robots and body dysmorphia, as the robots are modified to appease societal expectations
- 5. represents the "enemy"; a foreign entity that threatens national security due to unfamiliarity
- 6. represents a corrupt government that creates weapons of mass destruction and engages in proxy conflicts under the facade of "benefiting society"