Lal's struggle for social belonging: as an emergent being she faces exclusion, misreading, and the struggle to learn social nuance — a micro social-conflict between Lal (and Data's pedagogical efforts) and the shipboard social groups (peers, Ten‑Forwar...
Lal's struggle for social belonging: as an emergent being she faces exclusion, misreading, and the struggle to learn social nuance — a micro social-conflict between Lal (and Data's pedagogical efforts) and the shipboard social groups (peers, Ten‑Forward patrons) resistant or unprepared to integrate her.
Events in This Arc
In the teacher's office Ballard calmly reads Lal's results — a perfect academic score — then opens a shutter to reveal the adjacent classroom where Lal sits alone while toddlers …
In the turbolift, Lal asks Data the meaning of laughter and proudly concludes the other children found her remarks 'humorous.' Data's face changes as he realizes she has misread the …