*G* I was actually rather careful to leave pairings out of this one, allow the reader to see things as they will. Now, if you want the really tragic read on the dedications / name significances (Which I actually just thought of; go me for being morbid and depressing)?
The reference to Elizabeth's shadow is because she grew up with the legends of her mother, but not her presence (Her mother having died when Beth was too young to remember, or possibly in childbirth (leading to the desire to name her after her mother). Beth could also be a middle name that came into prominant usage after Elizabeth died when the child was small - maybe on a diplomatic mission off-world).
I hadn't actually considered that before, but it's definitely an interesting reading on it.
Of course you could also choose to read it as "She grew up known as 'Dr. Weir's Daughter' and never really had the freedom to chart her own course in the way her parents might have wished." Or something else entirely.
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Date: 2006-07-28 07:30 am (UTC)The reference to Elizabeth's shadow is because she grew up with the legends of her mother, but not her presence (Her mother having died when Beth was too young to remember, or possibly in childbirth (leading to the desire to name her after her mother). Beth could also be a middle name that came into prominant usage after Elizabeth died when the child was small - maybe on a diplomatic mission off-world).
I hadn't actually considered that before, but it's definitely an interesting reading on it.
Of course you could also choose to read it as "She grew up known as 'Dr. Weir's Daughter' and never really had the freedom to chart her own course in the way her parents might have wished." Or something else entirely.
How did you read it?