Nor the Battle to the Strong story
Dr. Bashir has been away at a conference and Jake Sisko has accompanied him to research a profile he is writing about the doctor. Returning in a runabout, they get a distress call from a Federation colony under Klingon attack. Directed by: Kim Friedman. Story by: Brice R. Parker.
15 total · 4 choice · 7 major · 4 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| courage | choice | Jake in war zone and in his writing says Benjamin |
| courage in the face of death | choice | Jake was incorrectly credited with being courageous in war, Bashir justly so |
| cowardice | choice | Jake worried about his own cowardice and a cowardly soldier had shot himself, by contrast with Julian; ensign who shot himself in the foot to avoid going to battle |
| heroism | choice | Jake proved to be a hero by the end of the story |
| beating one's self up | major | Jake over running from battle like a coward when the going got tough |
| coping with a loved one being in peril | major | Benjamin worried about Jake being in danger in a war zone |
| father and son | major | Benjamin worried about Jake being in danger in a war zone |
| human parenting | major | Benjamin discussed how Jake grew up so quickly with both Jadzia and Odo |
| journalism | major | Jake was writing a profile of Julian Bashir and about life in a war zone after the Klingon attack. |
| medical occupation | major | Dr. Bashir was performing triage in a war zone medical emergency room. |