family honor theme

Members of a family contemplate their collective honor. This often happens because the actions of a family member threatens to put a stain on the family's reputability.

8 total · 5 major · 3 minor

StoryLevelMotivation
ahh1x03 major The daughter was a perfectionist and would go bonkers should she learn about the dishonorable background of her biological parents, or so we were told.
ahp2x01 major Mr. Princey made it clear that his first and only concern was with protecting the family's impeccable standing in the community.
futurama6x23 major The Professor went back in time to kill his treasonous ancestor in order to preserve the honor of the Farnsworth family name.
movie: The White Sheik (1952) major Ivan sought to conceal his wife's disappearance because he was concerned for his family honor.
novel: Radetzky March (1932) major the topic of honor recurred in the guise of dueling over honor, honoring debts, and serving the emperor being a point of honor for the Trottas
apuleius180tgainset1 minor Venus said something to the effect that Cupid had brought shame and scandal upon their family by fornicating with a mere mortal, albeit the most beautiful mortal woman in the world.
ic1976e05 minor Piso and Plancina were concerned with their family honor and contemplated suicide to preserve it.
play: Adelphoe (160 BC) minor Ctesipho spoke of the disgrace that his romantic involvement with a lowly music girl would bring upon his family, according to the slave Syrus (p358).