: Disputes over wealth, property, or power after a patriarch or matriarch passes away create intense rivalry and expose deep-seated resentments. Generational Conflict
A great family drama has the surface plot as a ticking clock, but the real movie happens in layers two and three. Incesti.italiani.21.Grazie.Nonna.2010
In a soap opera, one family member is evil just for the sake of it. In complex drama, everyone thinks they are the hero. Even the abusive parent believes they are "toughening up" their child. Write from the perspective that everyone is acting out of a warped sense : Disputes over wealth, property, or power after
One of the most powerful storylines involves the Prodigal Son/Daughter. The tension lies in the gap between the person who left and the person who returned, and the family that stayed behind and the family that moved on. It forces the question: Can you ever really go home? (Usually, the answer is no, but you can build a new house nearby.) In complex drama, everyone thinks they are the hero