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* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotPolitical: People actually assume that the relationship between the Federation and the Younglings is supposed to be an allegory for how 19th century scientists saw many non-white cultures as "primitive". Sylvia Engdahl even addresses this in her [[http://www.sylviaengdahl.com/elana.htm FAQ]] on the book series.
* JustForFun/XMeetsY: Franchise/StarTrek Meets Film/{{Avatar}} meets FairyTales.

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* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotPolitical: People actually assume that the relationship between the Federation and the Younglings is supposed to be an allegory for how 19th century scientists saw many non-white cultures as "primitive". Sylvia Engdahl even addresses this in her [[http://www.sylviaengdahl.com/elana.htm FAQ]] on the book series.
* JustForFun/XMeetsY: Franchise/StarTrek Meets Film/{{Avatar}} meets FairyTales.
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* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotPolitical: People actually assume that the relationship between the Federation and the Younglings is supposed to be an allegory for how 19th century scientists saw many non-white cultures as "primitive". Sylvia Engdahl even addresses this in her [[http://www.sylviaengdahl.com/elana.htm FAQ]] on the book series.

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* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotPolitical: People actually assume that the relationship between the Federation and the Younglings is supposed to be an allegory for how 19th century scientists saw many non-white cultures as "primitive". Sylvia Engdahl even addresses this in her [[http://www.sylviaengdahl.com/elana.htm FAQ]] on the book series.series.
* JustForFun/XMeetsY: Franchise/StarTrek Meets Film/{{Avatar}} meets FairyTales.
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* UnfortunateImplications: Why is it the sole female in the actual group that sacrifices herself early in the book? DisposableWoman much?
** And why does Elana achieve the most by trying to commit suicide?
*** Generally Elana's attitude after capture is that of a martyr. Somehow "strong female charachter" should mean something else.
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* NightmareFuel: the whole idea that one has to help with one's own murder / capture just because doing otherwise would be against The Greater Good. The paralyser. The whole Imperial premise.
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* MomentOfAwesome: Georyn stopping the ''whole load of a rock chewer'' in midair just with his telekinesis ability. No wonder the Imperials were impressed.
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* CompleteMonster: The guy who killed Ilura.
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* NightmareFuel: the whole idea that one has to help with one's own murder / capture just because doing otherwise would be agains The Greater Good. The paralyser. The whole Imperial premise.

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* NightmareFuel: the whole idea that one has to help with one's own murder / capture just because doing otherwise would be agains against The Greater Good. The paralyser. The whole Imperial premise.



** And why is Elana achieves the most by trying to commit suicide?

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** And why is does Elana achieves achieve the most by trying to commit suicide?

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* UnfortunateImplications: Why is it the sole female in the actual group that sacrifices herself early in the book?
* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotPolitical: People actually assume that the relationship between the Federation and the Younglings is supposed to be an allegory for how 19th century scientists saw many non-white cultures as "prmitive". Sylvia Engdahl even addresses this in her [[http://www.sylviaengdahl.com/elana.htm FAQ]] on the book series.

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* UnfortunateImplications: Why is it the sole female in the actual group that sacrifices herself early in the book?
book? DisposableWoman much?
** And why is Elana achieves the most by trying to commit suicide?
*** Generally Elana's attitude after capture is that of a martyr. Somehow "strong female charachter" should mean something else.
* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotPolitical: People actually assume that the relationship between the Federation and the Younglings is supposed to be an allegory for how 19th century scientists saw many non-white cultures as "prmitive"."primitive". Sylvia Engdahl even addresses this in her [[http://www.sylviaengdahl.com/elana.htm FAQ]] on the book series.
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* NightmareFuel: the whole idea that one has to help with one's own murder / capture just because doing otherwise would be agains The Greater Good. The paralyser. The whole Imperial premise.
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* CompleteMonster: The guy who killed Ilura

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* CompleteMonster: The guy who killed IluraIlura.



* UnfortunateImplications: Why is it the sole female in the actual group that sacrifices herself early ibn the book?

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* UnfortunateImplications: Why is it the sole female in the actual group that sacrifices herself early ibn in the book?
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* CompleteMonster: The guy who killed Ilura
* MomentOfAwesome: Georyn stopping the ''whole load of a rock chewer'' in midair just with his telekinesis ability. No wonder the Imperials were impressed.
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* UnfortunateImplications: Why is it the sole female in the actual group that sacrifices herself early ibn the book?

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