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Paperfly Buzz from On The Wall Since: Jun, 2022
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#1: Dec 31st 2023 at 12:13:11 AM

Multiple images were suggested on the main thread

1.1. from Green Lantern

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/greenlanternbrothersdispute.png

1.2. from The Sopranos

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/macaroons.png

But I have a suggestion of my own

1.3. from Ramayana (It's Sravana Kumar, a young man and doting son who King Dritharasthra - father of our protagonist - accidentally killed while on a hunting trip. His parents cursed him, his punishment being that he too would lose his own son - The king is later arm-twisted into banishing Prince Rama (leading to the events of the story), and dies of grief before he can return home)

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dutifulson.jpg

Edited by Paperfly on Dec 31st 2023 at 12:18:22 PM

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StalkerGamer That's All, Folks! Since: Dec, 2021 Relationship Status: Love is an open door
#2: Dec 31st 2023 at 1:54:19 AM

Weak [tup] to 1.3

Edited by StalkerGamer on Dec 31st 2023 at 6:54:33 AM

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GracieLizzy from Sunderland, UK (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#4: Dec 31st 2023 at 4:21:50 AM

The trope isn't just about dutiful sons or daughters though. It's about the the conflict between a dutiful offspring who stays to look after their parents and one who doesn't (often because they have some sort of other responsibility like being a superhero or involved with something else like the military or a hidden magical destiny that the other sibling may not even know about).

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#5: Dec 31st 2023 at 6:20:01 PM

What Gracie Lizzy said. 1.1 at least has the right idea. The other two illustrate the trope name rather than the actual trope.

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GracieLizzy from Sunderland, UK (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#7: Jan 2nd 2024 at 7:48:03 AM

I'll admit 1.1 is my suggestion and is wordier than I'd like. If someone can find something more succinct that still shows the siblings disagreeing or fighting I'd be happy to swap. I just don't think the other two get that across.

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#10: Jan 5th 2024 at 6:56:03 PM
StarSword Captain of USS Bajor from somewhere in deep space Since: Sep, 2011
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#11: Jan 5th 2024 at 8:20:26 PM

Yeah, it's 1.1 for me. I wanted to try to find something for the Parable of the Prodigal Son from the Gospel of Luke, but there wasn't anything that made it obvious who the Dutiful Son was.

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#12: Jan 5th 2024 at 8:39:53 PM

[tup] 1.1, if nothing better is suggested.

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#13: Jan 7th 2024 at 7:50:45 PM

1.1 is a bit too page quotey for me, so I'm attaching a clock to see if stronger consensus for it will come about.

FernandoLemon Since: Aug, 2015
#14: Jan 8th 2024 at 6:21:51 AM

None of these are really doing it for me.

FernandoLemon Since: Aug, 2015
#15: Jan 12th 2024 at 7:31:34 AM

We're past clocking, so I've hooked a crowner. Shutting off clock.

Edited by FernandoLemon on Jan 12th 2024 at 12:31:43 PM

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#17: Jan 14th 2024 at 7:21:24 AM

Another bump, no pic for now got consenseous

FernandoLemon Since: Aug, 2015
#18: Jan 14th 2024 at 7:39:32 AM

Indeed. It's added to the tag, locking up.

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