mainConflict

P5022 predicate

Indicates the primary opposing force, problem, or struggle that drives tension and narrative progression between entities or sides.

Aliases (7)
  • centralConflict ×70
  • moralConflict ×5
  • primaryConflict ×4
  • dramaticConflict ×2
  • conflictIssue ×1
  • hasCentralConflict ×1
  • hasMainConflict ×1

Sample triples (102)
Subject Object
Age of the Titans struggle between Titans and Olympians ("centralConflict")
American Revolutionary era American Revolutionary War
Antebellum period expansion of slavery into western territories
Antebellum period slavery in the United States
Antebellum period states' rights versus federal authority
Anung Un Rama struggles against his demonic destiny ("moralConflict")
Aquaman preventing war between surface world and Atlantis
Arthur Dimmesdale duty vs passion ("moralConflict")
Arthur Dimmesdale public reputation vs private truth ("moralConflict")
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Batman versus Superman
Behind a Mask A governess manipulates a wealthy family to secure status and security. ("centralConflict")
Bella Swan love triangle with Edward Cullen and Jacob Black ("centralConflict")
Beowulf Beowulf vs Grendel ("centralConflict")
Beowulf Beowulf vs Grendel's mother ("centralConflict")
Beowulf Beowulf vs the dragon ("centralConflict")
Billy Costigan maintaining cover while serving the police ("primaryConflict")
Bleeding Kansas crisis pro-slavery forces vs. anti-slavery forces ("hasMainConflict")
Breaking Dawn confrontation between the Cullen family and the Volturi ("centralConflict")
Casino Royale James Bond vs Le Chiffre ("centralConflict")
Cosmopolis protagonist versus financial markets ("centralConflict")
Cosmopolis protagonist versus self ("centralConflict")
Creed II Adonis Creed fights Viktor Drago
Daisy Miller Daisy’s behavior versus European social expectations ("centralConflict")
Dawn whether the protagonist will execute a British officer ("centralConflict")
Dmitri Ivanovich Nekhlyudov struggle with guilt over past actions ("moralConflict")
Doctor Thorne love versus social expectations ("centralConflict")
Doctor Thorne marriage versus money ("centralConflict")
Désirée’s Baby identity and ancestry ("centralConflict")
Désirée’s Baby racial prejudice within marriage ("centralConflict")
Eleanor Lance struggle with her own mental state ("centralConflict")
Eleanor Lance uncertainty about reality of supernatural events ("centralConflict")
Eleven Minutes tension between physical pleasure and spiritual love ("centralConflict")
Elizabeth Proctor false accusation of witchcraft ("centralConflict") GENERATED
Elizabeth Proctor strained marriage with John Proctor ("centralConflict") GENERATED
Foundation and Empire Foundation versus Galactic Empire ("centralConflict")
Foundation and Empire Foundation versus the Mule ("centralConflict")
Godzilla vs. Kong battle between Godzilla and King Kong
Grumman TBF Avenger World War II ("primaryConflict")
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Sirius Black's escape from Azkaban ("centralConflict")
Hellboy struggles with apocalyptic destiny ("moralConflict")
If Not Higher tension between outward religiosity and inner devotion ("centralConflict")
Ikwerre people resource control and oil-related environmental issues ("conflictIssue")
In Evil Hour escalation of violence triggered by anonymous lampoons ("hasCentralConflict")
Interwar period Second Italo-Ethiopian War
Interwar period Sino-Japanese conflict
Interwar period Spanish Civil War
Jack and the Beanstalk Jack versus the giant ("centralConflict")
L'innocente marital infidelity ("centralConflict")
L'innocente psychological torment ("centralConflict")
Like Water for Chocolate Tita’s forbidden love for Pedro ("centralConflict")
Lisa surviving the dangerous events triggered by the game Zathura ("primaryConflict")
Mahabharata Dynastic struggle between Pandavas and Kauravas ("centralConflict")
Mahabharata Kurukshetra War ("centralConflict")
Manfred Manfred’s struggle with his own guilt and desire for oblivion ("centralConflict")
Mao II tension between writers and terrorists as shapers of public imagination ("centralConflict")
Michael Bluth keeping the Bluth family and business together ("centralConflict")
Moby Dick (1956 film) Captain Ahab's obsessive hunt for the white whale ("centralConflict")
Moby-Dick Captain Ahab’s pursuit of the white whale ("centralConflict")
Owens Valley water wars allocation of surface water to Los Angeles versus local use
Owens Valley water wars control of Owens River water rights
Pheidippides financial debt of his household ("primaryConflict")
Regulator Movement Regulators vs. colonial officials
Requiem for a Heavyweight (teleplay adaptation) loss of athletic career ("centralConflict")
Requiem for a Heavyweight (teleplay adaptation) search for self-worth beyond sports ("centralConflict")
Second Foundation search for the hidden Second Foundation ("centralConflict")
Second Foundation struggle between the Mule and the Second Foundation ("centralConflict")
Sethe confrontation with the embodied ghost Beloved ("centralConflict")
Sethe struggle to live with the memory of infanticide ("centralConflict")
Smiley’s People George Smiley’s final confrontation with Karla ("centralConflict")
Smutnoye vremya Polish–Muscovite War
Smutnoye vremya civil war in Russia
Snow (novel) individual versus state ("centralConflict")
Snow (novel) tension between secularism and political Islam ("centralConflict")
Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes tension between social aspiration and moral compromise ("centralConflict")
Star Wars sequel trilogy Resistance vs First Order
The Ambassadors duty versus personal fulfillment ("centralConflict")
The Book Thief Liesel’s struggle to understand loss and injustice ("centralConflict")
The Browning Version Crocker-Harris's confrontation with his own failure ("centralConflict")
The Death of Ivan Ilyich confrontation with the meaninglessness of conventional life ("centralConflict")
The Devil and Miss Prym a moral dilemma involving murder for gold ("centralConflict")
The Duke's Children children's romantic choices versus social expectations ("centralConflict")
The Gamester consequences of compulsive gambling ("centralConflict")
The Golden Bowl extramarital affair between Prince Amerigo and Charlotte Stant ("centralConflict")
The Handmaid's Tale individual autonomy versus state control ("centralConflict")
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug confrontation with the dragon Smaug ("centralConflict")
The Judgment conflict between son and father ("centralConflict")
The Knight of Maison-Rouge royalists versus revolutionaries ("centralConflict")
The Magic Sword rescue of a princess from an evil sorcerer ("centralConflict")
The Old Man and the Sea Santiago's struggle with a giant marlin ("centralConflict")
The Price Dispute between two brothers over their father’s legacy and their life choices ("centralConflict")
The Rise of Silas Lapham Silas Lapham’s moral choices in business and society ("centralConflict")
The Tempest Prospero vs. his usurping brother Antonio ("centralConflict")
The Thief and the Dogs protagonist versus self ("centralConflict")
The Thief and the Dogs protagonist versus society ("centralConflict")
The Trial of God accusation of God by survivors ("dramaticConflict")
The Trial of God defense of God’s ways ("dramaticConflict")
The Vicomte of Bragelonne personal duty versus royal authority ("centralConflict")
The Vicomte of Bragelonne power struggle at the court of Louis XIV ("centralConflict")
United States home front during World War II World War II
Washington Square conflict between filial duty and romantic desire ("centralConflict")
Washington Square conflict over inheritance and motives for marriage ("centralConflict")
Wise Blood Hazel Motes’s struggle to reject and yet be haunted by Christian belief ("centralConflict")

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