Internal and External Conflict

​Internal and External Conflict

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​Internal Conflict

An internal conflict occurs when a character in literature experiences tension within themselves.

​These happen within a characters mind; and is a struggle mentally with a problem.

​External Conflict

An external conflict is a problem, antagonism, or struggle that takes place between a character and an outside force.

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This can be:

characters vrs. character or character vrs. nature​

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James got invited to his best friend's birthday party. But it was the same night as the biggest Cardinals game of the season, which he really wanted to watch!

• Internal Conflict

• External Conflict

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A man on the bus was yelling at the bus driver for not getting him to his destination on time.

• Internal Conflict

• External Conflict

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Laura wants to watch her favorite TV show tonight, but knows she has a huge Social Studies test tomorrow.

• Internal Conflict

• External Conflict

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Jenna's house was destroyed when Hurricane Katrina blew through New Orleans.

• Internal Conflict

• External Conflict

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Natalie is the best kicker on her college football team, but is not allowed to play professionally because she is a girl.

• Internal Conflict

• External Conflict

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Principal Wormer asks Daniel who started the food fight at his school. Daniel knows telling the principal would be the right thing, but does not want his friends to get in trouble.

• Internal Conflict

• External Conflict

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Jason knows he has the skills to drive a car, and he thinks he’d be a better driver than most adults. However, the law says a person has to be 16 to get a license.

• Internal Conflict

• External Conflict

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Donovan is swimming in the ocean when he is caught in a current and pulled out to sea. He has to remain calm so that he can remember to swim parallel to the shore until he is out of the current.

• Internal Conflict

• External Conflict

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Katie is very nervous about going to middle school and wishes she could stay in elementary school for another year or two.

• Internal Conflict

• External Conflict

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Melanie’s teacher is collecting homework assignments and has announced that anyone who does not have his or her homework will have to stay inside during recess and make up the missing work.

• Internal

• External

Open Ended

Please give an example of an internal conflict.

Open Ended

Please give an example of an external conflict.