Types of Conflict Review

Types of Conflict Review

What is conflict?

• The problem of the story

• A struggle between opposing forces or characters

Multiple Choice

What is conflict?

• The problem of the story; a struggle between opposing forces or characters

• The people or animals in the story

• Where and when the story takes place

Why have a conflict?

• Makes things happen

• Keeps the story interesting

• Helps the author convey the theme (message or lesson)

Multiple Choice

Without conflict, stories would be...

• Great

• Boring

Types of Conflict

• Man vs. self

• Man vs. man

• Man vs. nature

• Man vs. society

Multiple Choice

"Man" means...

• Any character

• Only a male character

Man vs. self

• Internal conflict

• Character vs. his/her own mind or heart

• Struggling with feelings or making a decision

Multiple Choice

Which would be an example of man vs. self conflict?

• A character is lost in a snowstorm.

• A character is not getting along with another character.

• A character is afraid of getting old.

• A character is fighting against an evil government.

Man vs. man

• External conflict

• Character vs. another character

Multiple Choice

Which would be an example of man vs. man conflict?

• A character is lost in a snowstorm.

• A character is not getting along with another character.

• A character is afraid of getting old.

• A character is fighting against an evil government.

Man vs. nature

• External conflict

• Character vs. a force of nature

• Nature could mean weather, animals, sickness, etc.

Multiple Choice

Which would be an example of man vs. nature conflict?

• A character is lost in a snowstorm.

• A character is not getting along with another character.

• A character is afraid of getting old.

• A character is fighting against an evil government.

Man vs. society

• External conflict

• Character vs. the rest of the world (laws or beliefs of a group of people)

• Struggling with the government, not fitting in at school or in the community, not following rules or laws

Multiple Choice

Which would be an example of man vs. society conflict?

• A character is lost in a snowstorm.

• A character is not getting along with another character.

• A character is afraid of getting old.

• A character is fighting against an evil government.