family vs. conscience theme

A character must choose between being loyal to their family on one hand, and following their conscience on the other.

Examples

In ahp2x17 "My Brother, Richard", District Attorney Martin Ross was confronted with the stark choice of whether to turn his own brother, Richard, in for murder after the latter kills a politician who was competing with Martin for the post of governor. Martin is torn between his own law abiding nature, and loyalty to his brother.

3 total · 2 major · 1 minor

StoryLevelMotivation
ahp2x17 major Martin had to choose between loyalty to his brother vs. reporting a murder (then it turned into blackmail instead).
rh2012e1x10 major The Engmann's had a huge family schism. Hans was adamant about seeing first to the family's safety. Inger felt they were duty bound to help their adopted family member, the Hubot Mimi.
columbo1971e10x08 minor Victoria got upset after her father's dubious mudslinging and threatened to leave the radio program where they both worked as responsible editors somehow.