KATHRYN JANEWAY AS MENTOR
KATHRYN JANEWAY AND CHAKOTAY+ INGENUITY
Kathryn Janeway Early Life
Kathryn Janeway was born on Earth, her mother Gretchen is a mathematician and her father Edward is a Starfleet design Engineer, she also has a sister called Phoebe. At four year of age it was very apparent she excelled in maths. Kathryn spends a lot of her early life trying to earn her fathers approval , She was raised in an agricultural community, her family ate real food not replicated. Kathryn and her sister were sent to a liberal creative school, and not the Starfleet academy.
She rebels against her parents
Traditional leanings, only when she is older does she understand the lessons
this kind of upbringing has taught her. When she was
older her fathers work with the Cardassian's meant he would spend a lot of
time away from home. She is to young to understand and she worries that he isn’t
proud of her achievements, this pushes her harder to gain her fathers approval.
He was unaware she seeks this and his work consumes his time. When in was forth
grade her father take’s her on a space flight to the Mars Colony this is the
trip that gives her the thirst for space exploration.
When 14 on her second visit to the Colony she and her friend go to a forbidden quarry to swim and dive. She is forced to save both of their young lives, but instead of feeling scared she found the whole experience exhilarating . Kathryn's courage and stamina will serve her well in the years to come.
During Kathryn’s first assignment
she falls in love with Lt Justin Tighe after he rescues her from a Cardassian
prison. During their escape from the Cardassian patrols her quick thinking saves
them both from being discovered . This action leads to Admiral Paris who is her
commanding officer on board the USS Icarus to recommend she pursue a command
position. meanwhile she plans to marry Justin.
When disaster strikes her down. Kathryn, Justin and her father are testing a prototype ship, in the Tau Ceti system when it crashes, thrown clear of the wreckage she tries in vane to save her father and her fiance, but to no avail this causes her tremendous grief. And only the love of her mother and sister can pull her though this ordeal. Recovering slowly she returns to Starfleet, taking post graduate training for command.
It is at this time in her life she
meets Mark Hobbes Johnson she knew him in her child hood, and he had grown up into an
appealing soft spoken man who specialised in philosophy through this
relationship Kathryn is able to heal the wounds of her past. She is very
confident of her leadership abilities, looking forward to each new challenge
with curiosity and intelligence. Her life experience prepared her well for she
becomes one of the most admired captains in Starfleet Command.
Mentor
Janeway strives to be a good example to her crew. She is dedicated to Starfleet’s principles of exploration and first contact. And always puts her crew ahead of herself. She is a humanitarian and rarely compromises her principles, even when it means stranding Voyager and its crew 70000 light years from home.
The first of Janeway's success stories among her officers is Thomas
Eugene Paris, a man whose life is in a mess when the captain first meets him.
Paris is imprisoned at the Federation penal facility in New Zealand, Earth, for
working with the Maquis resistance movement. Paris is given the opportunity to
redeem himself with an observing role on Voyager's mission to find a Maquis
ship. His presence is unwelcomed by some of Voyager's officers, because of his
earlier
Ensign Harry Kim exceeds all of Janeways expectations. He is
the most junior officer on her staff and Voyager is his first assignment. The
captain feels responsible for all her crew. Kim's feelings toward the captain
are that he thinks of Janeway as a role model and mentor.
Lt. B'Elanna Torres is more challenging . When she is forced to become part of Voyager's crew after serving on a Maquis ship she is angry and isolated, and refuses to recognise the Starfleet command system. Janeway sees the potential in Torres, and gets used to the temperament of the half Klingon woman as they work together on solutions to problems. She feels the former Maquis can be fashioned into a strong officer. She never loses her moods, but the captain's faith in promoting her to chief engineer is repaid by the excellent job she does. Later Torres would say that Janeway saw something worthwhile in her and had faith in her, which helped her to have faith in herself.
Kes, the very young Ocampan who joins the Voyager crew at
the start of their long journey back to Earth, is almost a daughter to Janeway.
She visits the captain for advice on whether she should conceive a child, and
turns to her when the two most important people in her life Tuvok and Neelix -
are taken from her Janeway offers her emotional support. and is there at the
end of her life on Voyager, when Kes transforms into a higher plane of existence
Janeway takes it upon herself to help Seven's return to humanity and individuality after 20 years in the Borg collective. She tells Seven that she is now part of Voyager's human collective; they may be individuals, but they work together for a common goal. Janeway is prepared to do anything she can to help Seven, physically, emotionally, and ethically. She also gently persuades Seven to read the personal logs from her parents' ill-fated mission aboard the U.S.S. Raven . The captain eventually succeeds with Seven when she is trusted with sole command of Voyager during its passage through a lethal nebula. She is both a role model and a friend to her crew.
Kathryn Janeway and Chakotay + Ingenuity
Captain Janeway of the U.S.S. Voyager and her first officer, Commander Chakotay, are forced to remain behind on a planet because of an insect bite
that has infected them with a deadly virus. They agree that, since no apparent
cure exists for their condition, Voyager should continue on its mission to
return to the Alpha Quadrant while they stay behind. Once reality sets in, each
of them handles their isolation differently, leading to a deepening of their
friendship. Janeway, works tirelessly to find a cure. Chakotay, on the other
hand, accepts the fact that this will most likely be their home for the rest of
their lives, and sets about making their environment more comfortable.
He builds a bathtub for Janeway to relax in, and a headboard so she can sit up in bed to read. He describes his attitude not as being defeatist, but rather accepting of their situation. As time passes, Janeway finds merit and a certain peace in his view.
Being the only humans on the planet, leads to some intimate
moments between the two officers. The captain tells Chakotay to call her
Kathryn. He is initially uncomfortable with this, but soon gets used to it. It
takes time, but he eventually reveals that his feelings for her run much deeper
than a working relationship, beyond mere friendship. As Chakotay massages the
tired muscles in Kathryn's shoulders one night, both sense that a new intimacy
is developing between them. Chakotay opens his heart to the woman he loves. He
speaks of an ancient legend about an angry warrior who lives in conflict with
the rest of his tribe and cannot find peace. A female warrior, asks him to join
her tribe and help them, he discovers that fighting beside her, making her
burden lighter, brings him a long sought after peace. There was no legend but
he found it easier to express his feelings for Kathryn this way.
Voyager returns with a cure for them and they resume
command. It is business as usual between the captain and her first officer -
but the intimacy between them does resurface from time to time. Janeway's
single-minded attitude sometimes places a strain on her friendship with her
first officer. On one occasion, Chakotay replicates a pocket watch for her
birthday, but Janeway initially rejects the gift as a waste of resources in
their war with the Krenim Imperium, he is deeply hurt. After Chakotay is
captured by the enemy, however, she comes to greatly value this watch, showing
the depth of her feelings.
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Ingenuity
Great Starfleet captains must have the ability to think or sink and come up with solutions to seemingly impossible problems. Being lost in the Delta Quadrant, brings new experiences never before encountered, More than ever Captain Janeway's inventiveness is her most valuable tool for getting home.
She is a trained scientist, and is always seeking approaches
others might not consider. She also pursues artistic endeavours outside of
work; testing her powers of originality during her personal time sharpens her
skills for when she is on duty. She finds tale's of romance and mystery a
pleasant diversion from her duties as captain. She like to share time with her
ongoing simulation of the inventive genius Leonardo da Vinci. Janeway enjoys
the opportunity to spend her free time in the presence, the greatest creative
minds in Earth's history.
When Chakotay and her are forced to remain on a planet
after being infected by insect bites, she refuses to believe that her ingenuity
and skills can't get them out of this bind. She tries to trap the insect so she
can analyse it; when this fails, she learns about the evolution of the planet's
ecosystem. She even looks for a clue in the animals on the planet reasoning
that they must contend with insect bites, nothing works. This is one of the
few times when Janeway's creativity doesn't save her, though fortunately the
help of the Vidiian Danara Pel does.
In perhaps the most daring display of her seeking unusual solutions to
problems in the Delta Quadrant, Janeway decides to make an alliance with the
Borg. She's puzzled over how to pass through Borg space safely in the holodeck,
away from the pressures of everyday life. The holographic da Vinci suggests
she pray to God for an answer. Instead, Janeway decides to make a pact with the
devil - the Borg. Chakotay is very much against the idea and has a very angry row over this subject. But a bold gamble
that fortunately for her and her crew, pays off .
| Kathryn Janeway
Played by KATE MULGREW |
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