Conflict

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​Conflict

Conflict is separated into two categories

Internal: Conflict that happens inside the characters mind. Often surrounds the character having to make a difficult choice.

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External: Conflict that happens outside of the character's mind, between the character and some outside force​

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Multiple Choice

Scenario: You are reading a book about Tina. Tina has a friend named Hank. As it turns out Tina has a romantic interest in Hank. Hank has begun a relationship with Becky. Tina thinks Becky is being too controlling over Hank. However, she can't decide whether or not to tell Hank about it, because she doesn't want him to know how she feels. What type of conflict is Tina having?

• Internal Conflict

• External Conflict

• Paternal Conflict

• There is no conflict

​Internal Conflict

It is internal because it is all about her thoughts:

We know what's she's feeling and thinking, and Becky has done nothing to her. All of her conflict is internal.

Internal conflict is also known as person vs self conflict

• ​Person vs. Person

• Person vs. Society

• Person vs. ​Nature

• Person vs. Technology​

• ​Person vs. Fate/Religion

• Person vs. Supernatural​

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Conflict with outside forces.​

External Conflict:​

​External Conflict

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Multiple Choice

Read the following passage: Joe and Frank have had a personal grudge against one another for years. Finally, today in the parking lot they got into a fist fight. What type of conflict is this?

• Person vs. Self

• Person vs. Society

• Person vs. Person

• Person vs. Technology

Multiple Choice

George must help the people of Castlebury rise up against a fascist regime. The government is abusive and corrupted, and it is up to George to save the people.

What type of conflict is this?

• Person vs. Technology

• Person vs. Person

• Person vs. Society

• Person vs Supernatural

Multiple Choice

Buster has a ghost living in his basement. He knows it but his family does not. He avoids his basement at all costs, but now the spirit has decided to come upstairs.

What type of conflict is this?

• Person vs.

  Nature

• Person vs Supernatural

• Person vs. Technology

• Person vs Person

Multiple Choice

Thomas and Heather have crash landed on a mountain in the mountains of Alaska. As they trek over a frozen wasteland, they make their way into a forest, where a Grizzly bear hunts them. What type of conflict is this?

• Person vs Person

• Person vs Self

• Person vs. supernatural

• Person vs Nature

Multiple Choice

Neo and the rest of people of Zion are fighting the artificial intelligence inside a simulation called The Matrix. What type of conflict is this?

• Person vs. Person

• Person vs society

• Person vs. Super Natural

• Person vs. Technology

​Many stories have more than one type of conflict

But there is usually one main conflict:

As a character goes through a story they may experience all types of conflict but some are more pressing then others. A character may have to overcome a fear to beat the main enemy. The person vs. self is important but not as important as beating the main enemy.

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Reorder

Reorder the following conflicts in a story from important to least important.

• Joe has to save the life of a girl he likes.

• Joe has to over come his fear of talking to the girl he likes.

• Joe has to do his chores before he can go on his adventure.

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