Natural Law story
Seven and Chakotay are stranded on a planet with primitive humanoids. Directed by: Terry Windell. Story by: Kenneth Biller and James Kahn.
8 total · 1 choice · 2 major · 5 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| the ethics of interfering in less advanced societies | choice | Chakotay and Seven worried about the consequences of getting help from the primitive aliens |
| primitive point of view | major | primitive aliens |
| problem of language and meaning | major | The Ventu communicated without a formal language as we understand it. |
| coping with a pedantic authority figure | minor | Tom was administered a piloting test by the overly scrupulous examiner Kleg. |
| lesson in humility | minor | Tom received a protracted lesson in not being too cocky |
| mysterious maker alien race | minor | the protectors of the Ventu |
| noble savage utopia | minor | the primitive aliens lived in peace and harmony without the help of any real technology |
| pleasure in nature | minor | Seven learned to appreciate the beauties of nature when the Ventu girl took her to see the triple waterfall. |