Types of Conflict

Types of Conflict

Conflict is...

The main problem or struggle in a story.

To help identify conflicts in fiction, create a sentence frame like this:

______ wants __________ but _____________.

EXAMPLE: Simba wants to become king and lead the Pride Lands, but his uncle Scar manipulates him and takes over the kingdom.

a struggle between a character and an outside force.

Example-Harry fights to defeat Voldemort to save the wizarding world.

​External Conflict

a struggle within a character’s mind. Also called Man vs Self.

Example-Harry worries about Dumbledore's past and whether he should trust him.

​Internal Conflict

Types of Conflict

Match

Match the following

• Conflict

• Internal

• External

The main problem in a story.

Struggle in a character's mind.

Struggle between characters.

• The main problem in a story.

• Struggle in a character's mind.

• Struggle between characters.

Problem or struggle with weather, natural disaster, or the environment.

Example-A group of people surviving on an island after a plane crash.

Man vs Nature

Problem or struggle with another character.

Such as a battle, argument, or rivalry.

Man vs Man

Types of External Conflict

Problem or struggle with technology, an electronic device, or machine.
Example-Wall-E: humans living on a spaceship depending on technology losing control and touch with emotions.

Man vs Technology

Problem or struggle with a group or majority, often with different views or beliefs.

Such as prejudice, conformity, unfair rules/laws/beliefs.

Man vs Society

Types of external Conflict

Match

Match the following

• Man vs Man

• Man Vs Technology

• Man Vs Nature

• Man Vs Society

Problem with another character

Problem with a type of technology

Problem with weather, disaster.

Problem with majority; beliefs/ideas.

• Problem with another character

• Problem with a type of technology

• Problem with weather, disaster.

• Problem with majority; beliefs/ideas.

Match

Match the following example to the type.

• Man vs Man

• Man vs Nature

• Man vs Technology

• Man vs Society

A battle between two people.

A person stranded in nature.

A struggle with a machine.

Struggle against unfair rules or beliefs

• A battle between two people.

• A person stranded in nature.

• A struggle with a machine.

• Struggle against unfair rules or beliefs

Multiple Choice

A problem inside a character's own head.

• External Conflict

• Internal Conflict

• Conflict

• Don't Pick This One PLZ

Multiple Choice

A struggle between a character and an outside force.

• External Conflict

• Internal Conflict

• Man vs Man

• I literally dare you to pick this one.

Multiple Choice

A struggle with another character.

• Man vs Technology

• Man vs Society

• Man vs Nature

• Man vs Man

Multiple Choice

A struggle with a majority, often with different values or beliefs.

• Man vs Technology

• Man vs Society

• Man vs Nature

• Man vs Man

Multiple Choice

A struggle with a weather, a disaster, or the environment.

• Man vs Technology

• Man vs Society

• Man vs Nature

• Man vs Man

Multiple Choice

A struggle with an electronic device, machine, or technology.

• Man vs Technology

• Man vs Society

• Man vs Nature

• Man vs Man

Multiple Choice

Which am I? Tyrion Lannister must grapple with prejudices against how people view dwarves in culture

• Internal

• Man vs Society

• Man vs Man

• Man vs Nature

Multiple Choice

Which am I? Jaime Lannister is torn between following his family and doing the right thing.

• Internal

• Man vs Man

• Man vs Technology

• Man vs Nature

Multiple Choice

Which am I? Daenerys and her tribe must survive without supplies in the desert wasteland.

• Internal

• Man vs Man

• Man vs Technology

• Man vs Nature

Multiple Choice

Which am I? Ned Stark and Cersei Lannister battle over the Iron Throne.

• Internal

• Man vs Man

• Man vs Society

• Man vs Nature