family togetherness takes a back seat to inter-family rivalry and workplace ambition ... whole subplots have no explanation or even plot relevance . 
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(ROOT (S (S (NP (NN ) (NN )) (VP (VBZ ) (NP (DT ) (NN ) (NN )) (PP (IN ) (NP (NP (JJ ) (NN )) (CC ) (NP (NN ) (NN )))))) (, ) (S (NP (JJ ) (NNS )) (VP (VBP ) (NP (NP (DT ) (NN )) (CC ) (ADVP (RB )) (NP (NN ) (NN ))))) (. )))