questioning one's beliefs theme

A character comes to re-evaluate some idea, usually a moral sentiment, that they had previously taken for granted.

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StoryLevelMotivation
ds96x17 choice Kira came to question her beliefs about the morality her mother's decision to serve as Dukat's mistress in order to help her family
ds97x09 major Kira was made to question her beliefs about whether the prophets were the good guys or the bad guys; Fala became disillusioned with the prophets and turned to worship the Pah'wraiths
movie: 1984 (1956) major Winston increasingly becomes of the totalitarian system in which he is embedded.
movie: Brave New World (1980) major John the Savage led Bernard, Helmholtz, and Lenina to question the fundamental precepts held in common by members of their society.
movie: Brave New World (1998) major The "savage" John Cooper opened Bernard Marx and Lenina Crowne indoctrinated minds such aspects of the human condition as the appreciation of literature and the feeling of being in love.
movie: Cube Zero (2004) major The story follows the low-level technician Wynn as he becomes increasingly doubtful that his job of overseeing alleged condemned prisoners die horribly in a maze of interconnected cubes is ethically justified, and in the end he decides to help some prisoners escape.
movie: Equilibrium (2002) major The story follows John Preston as he comes to question why experiencing emotions of any kind is banned in the totalitarian city-state of which he is a citizen and law enforcement officer.
movie: Fahrenheit 451 (1966) major Guy Montag's mind was opened up to new possibilities once he went started reading book, instead of burning them.
movie: Logans Run (1976) major Logan 5 came to question fundamental dogmas of his society, including the need for people to participate in ritual suicide public spectacles.
movie: Parts: The Clonus Horror (1979) major The story follows the Richard clone as he begins to question the circumstances of his existence and eventually escapes from the secret colony were he'd been sheltered from the outside world his entire life.