Ethical reasoning is a form of problem - solving primarily concerned with situations where our values and interests conflict with those of others. (newscientist.com)
When interests conflict, it is natural to resort to force, since it is assumed that there is no higher authority to which appeal can be made for settlement of differences. (religion-online.org)
In the original text, having a suspicious father keeping his daughter under lock and key suggested all sorts of interesting conflicts and motivations. (nola.com)