inherited liability theme
We are asked to what extent descendants are answerable for the actions of their ancestors.
Examples
For Javier Maribona Picard's role in the reconquest of New Mexico in the 1690's, all of Captain Picard's family was deemed to wear a stain of blood until this day in tng7x20 "Journey's End".
6 total · 1 choice · 2 major · 3 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| ds91x08 | choice | Was Jadzia responsible for the actions of her antecedent, Curzon? |
| novel: We the Living (1936) | major | The characters are many times judged by whether or not they come from a "bourgeois" family, on one occasion formally in court. |
| voy7x21 | major | Were Voyager crew responsible for 300 year dead ancestor's actions? |
| bbf5x07 | minor | Franklin and Hyach discussed to what extent they were still responsible for a past genocide. |
| ds96x09 | minor | Julian mentioned the genetically-engineered misfits were paying for their parents' sin. |
| tng7x20 | minor | Should Captain Picard be shamed on account that his ancestor Javier Maribona Picard had persecuted the Native Americans? |