conflict of duty theme
A character must choose between their "duty" to something (for example, a leader) on one hand, and a conflicting impulse (for example, a noble cause) on the other.
6 total · 3 major · 2 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| bbf3x05 | major | Zack was torn between nightwatch and regular duty |
| movie: Cosmic Slop (1994) | major | In "The First Commandment": Father Carlos was under heavy pressure from the diocese cardinal to oversee moving a popular pagan statue to a museum, but the priest was reluctant to move the statue because it was bound up with his cultural heritage. |
| voy1x11 | major | Chakotay in role over Seska investigation and also purloined blow of mushroom soup |
| movie: The Incredible Melting Man (1977) | minor | Should Ted reveal the classified information that Steve was running around killing people to the sheriff in violation of the general's direct orders? |
| tz2019e1x04 | minor | We heard that Yuka was torn between her family (maybe heritage) and her white American colleagues. |
| movie: Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) | not | Poe Dameron led an attempted mutiny but neither he nor his followers were ever conflicted about it. |