Plato's Stepchildren story
The crew of the Enterprise encounters an ageless and mischievous race of psychic humanoids who claim to have organized their society around Ancient Greek ideals.
44 total · 2 choice · 15 major · 27 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| power corrupts | choice | power corrupted Parmen among other Platonians |
| the lust for power | choice | Platonian nobles |
| appearances can be deceiving | major | the dwarf small in stature but large of mind |
| civilization vs. savagery | major | Platonian ideals vs. cruel realities of Platonian society |
| coping with a disability | major | The dwarf Alexander was bullied mercilessly by the Platonians because he was the only one among them who lacked telekinetic powers. |
| discrimination in society | major | Platonians of dwarfs lacking telekinetic powers. |
| embarrassment | major | Spock, Kirk :: Spock and Kirk |
| eugenics | major | Platonians were eugenically selected people of their race |
| leadership | major | Parmen :: Parmen led by strength |
| mercy | major | Alexander :: Alexander to Parmen in the end |