personal ethical dilemma theme
A character struggles with a tough decision that involves choices that are hard because they involve moral considerations. Would you, for example, let another person die if that was the only way to save your own life?
14 total · 3 choice · 3 major · 8 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| ahp2x12 | choice | Should Julia reporting the murder she'd witnessed her sister commit? |
| ahp2x17 | choice | Martin had to choose between obeying the law and protecting his wife. |
| ahp4x13 | choice | At the heart of the story was the unusual circumstances that posed the following dilemma for Arthur: Should he obey the wishes of the talking corpse of Baryvale and have a frugal funeral, or follow the instructions he received from Barryvale's lawyer for a lavish funeral from which he would greatly profit. |
| ldr2019e3x06 | major | Galina struggled over whether to work with Simon to help humanity flourish because the execution of his plan would exploit the Swarm aliens. |
| talesoftheunexpected6x13 | major | Who between Caroline and Brodie should take the last existing dose of an immortality drug? |
| talesoftheunexpected9x09 | major | Yves in choosing between mistress and baby on one hand, and sordid acts to get out of his marriage on the other. |
| ahh1x08 | minor | The upstanding citizen John was struggling with the moral dilemma of whether to go to the police or not. |
| ahh2x10 | minor | Lana and Harry briefly deliberated whether they should call the police and explain what had happened, even though it would ruin Lana's career and fortune. They quickly decided in favor of remaining rich instead. |
| ahh3x28 | minor | Nurse Hatch briefly struggled over the decision of whether or not to help Jerry escape from the hospital. |
| futurama7x01 | minor | Bender about making Ben a bender at the cost of Ben's memories of Bender. |