Cost of Living story
Deanna 's mother, Lwaxana , arrives to marry a man she has never met. Worf has difficulty rearing Alexander, which is exacerbated when Lwaxana takes the boy under her wing.
30 total · 3 choice · 11 major · 16 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| father and son | choice | Worf/Alexander Rozhenko :: Worf and Alexander |
| human parenting | choice | Worf :: Worf raising rebellious Alexander |
| the need for rest and recreation | choice | Alexander Rozhenko :: Alexander |
| child's point of view | major | Alexander Rozhenko :: Alexander |
| clash of wills | major | Worf/Alexander Rozhenko, Troi/Lwaxana :: Worf/Alexander, Troi/Lwaxana |
| compromising | major | The story follows a traditionalist father, Worf, and his nonconformist son, Alexander, as they struggle to find a way to coexist. |
| conflict of cultural norms | major | Worf felt that Alexander's embracing of Lwaxana's care free ways constituted a betrayal of Klingon customs and traditions. The prudish Campio was appalled to learn that his bride-to-be Lwaxana insisted upon a nude wedding ceremony, as was the Bajoran custom. |
| coping with aging | major | Lwaxana :: Lwaxana |
| discipline of a child | major | Worf :: Worf to Alexander |
| fatherly disappointment in a son | major | Worf :: Worf in Alexander |