Stories focusing on how the mistakes or trauma of grandparents and parents are mirrored in the lives of the children, often following a character's struggle to break that cycle [1, 5]. Dynamics of Complex Relationships

Final line (Bea, to Eleanor): “You gave us a war when you should have given us a warning.” Eleanor: “Warnings don’t build empires. They just build cautious children.” Alex, quietly: “I would have liked to be cautious.” Colin: “Yeah. Me too.”