Types of Conflict

Types of Conflict

What is Conflict?

A literary device characterized by a struggle between two opposing forces.

Recap...

• Internal Conflict- a character struggles with thoughts or feelings.

• External Conflict- another force opposes the protagonist.

• Man vs. Self- character battles within himself.

Recap...

• Man vs. Man- one character struggles against another character.

• Man vs. Nature- character struggles against animals, weather, sickness, etc.

• Man vs. Society- character struggles with rules, laws, or community.

Let's practice a little...

Multiple Choice

Max is trying to convince his parents to let him go to a midnight movie. They insist he has to be home by 10:00 pm.

• Man vs. Man

• Man vs. Self

• Man vs. Nature

• Man vs. Society

Multiple Choice

The hiker felt the mud begin to slip out from under him. As he slid down the side of the hill, he reached out for branches trying to slow himself down.

• Man vs. Man

• Man vs. Self

• Man vs. Nature

• Man vs. Society

Multiple Select

Sarah sees her friend Martha shoplift a pair of earrings and can't decide whether to tell someone. Which types of conflict is this?

• External

• Internal

• Man vs. Self

• Man vs. Man

Multiple Choice

Perry is an African-American child living in the south in 1956. He wants to attend the best high school in the city, but the school is for whites only, so he cannot.

• Man vs. Self

• Man vs. Man

• Man vs. Nature

• Man vs. Society

Multiple Select

Three contestants are competing in a singing contest. Only one can win. Which types of conflict does this represent?

• External

• Internal

• Man vs. Society

• Man vs. Man