11:59 story
Janeway reminisces about one of her ancestors, Shannon O'Donnell from Indiana. Directed by: David Livingston. Story by: Brannon Braga and Joe Menosky.
18 total · 4 choice · 8 major · 6 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| attachment to one's land | choice | Henry to his bookshop |
| role models | choice | Janeway got disillusioned with her cherished role model Shannon O'Donnel |
| romantic love | choice | Shannon and Henry |
| to settle down vs. to keep on trekking | choice | Should Shannon O'Donnel settle down in the small town of Pottage Creek or keep driving across the the United States in her dilapidated station wagon? |
| anti-technology way of life | major | Henry Janeway shunned computers and urban development alike |
| educational issue | major | Janeway learned how easily the history books can be wrong. |
| facing job insecurity | major | Sharon O'Donnel had lost her job in the aerospace industry. |
| gentrification | major | conflict between the old man and the arcology developers |
| selling out for money | major | Henry about choosing between accepting the developers offer and keeping his bookshop |
| speculative city | major | The Millennium Gate tower was a self-contained biosphere that was to be constructed in Portage Creek, Indiana. |