Conflicts in Literature

Conflicts in Literature

By Joshua Strausser

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Internal conflict is NOT:

• Visible

• Difficult

• Serious

• Real

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Internal conflict is often referred to as:

• Man vs Man

• Man vs himself

• Man vs. Society

• Man vs. Nature

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Which is NOT an example of external conflict?

• Other Characters

• forces of nature

• decisions

• Technology

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One subcategory of external conflict is

• man vs man

• man vs himself

• man vs literature

• man vs his thoughts

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Rainsford being stuck in quicksand is an example of

• man vs mud

• man vs. environment

• man vs man

• man vs. supernatural

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A conflict cannot be categorized as man vs man when

• the struggle is with more than 1 character

• there is a physical confrontation

• The opposition is not human

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Identify which type of conflict: Jim and Mac disagreed about where they should take the dog they found.

• Internal

• External

• Both

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Identify which type of conflict: Carley struggled to walk through the hot, blowing sand.

• Internal

• External

• Both

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Identify which type of conflict: Sarah couldn't decide what to do that night. Should she study or should she go out?

• Internal

• External

• Both

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Identify which type of conflict: In the high winds, the crew was barely able to keep the ship from tilting sideways.

• Internal

• External

• Both

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Identify which type of conflict: Hector thought, "Why did I ever agree to be in this play? I'll never have the nerve to act in front of an audience." 

• Internal

• External

• Both

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Identify which type of conflict: After Mary's brother  teased her about being afraid, she decided to climb the cliff. Now she stood at the foot of the cliff, wishing she could figure out a way to back out. 

• Internal

• External

• Both

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Identify which type of conflict: Kim knew that the whole class was angry with her for reminding the teacher about the assignment. At the time, she knew she was doing the right thing. Now she’s not sure.

• Internal

• External

• Both

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Identify which type of conflict:  The snarling dog placed himself between his master and the angry stranger.

• Internal

• External

• Both

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Identify which type of conflict:  All the way home, Jeffrey felt angry with himself. "Why couldn't he open his mouth at a party? Why was he always so shy?

• Internal

• External

• Both

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Identify which type of conflict:  Violet wanted her friends to let the new girl join the club, but no one else agreed. Violet felt badly for the new girl, but she didn't know what to do about the problem.

• Internal

• External

• Both