Conflict Review - Konsevitch/ Kunz

A conflict is a problem between two things that needs to be resolved in a story. What two things are always in conflict in a story’s plot?

• The protagonist and the antagonist

• The plot and the setting

• The characters and the setting

• The protagonist and themself

How many conflicts can there be in a story?

• Only one

• Up to three but not more

• It depends how long the story is

• Any number of large or small conflicts

You just found a $20 bill on the sidewalk! You’re about to pocket it when you’re hit with a wave of guilt. Should you leave it there in case its owner comes back to find it? Which type of conflict would you be experiencing?

• character vs. self

• character vs. character

• character vs. nature

• character vs. society