Types Of Conflicts In Literature

What is conflict?

• Two characters getting along.
• A struggle between two opposing forces.
• The climax in a story.
• Part of the resolution.

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What is the definition of an "internal" conflict?

• A hero in a story that saves many lives.
• A problem that a character has with other characters.
• A struggle between a character and a family member.
• An issue that a character faces within him/her self.

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What is the definition of an "external" conflict?

• An issue between a character and an outside force.
• A problem within the exposition of a story.
• A struggle that a character has within him/her self.
• A problem caused by the protagonist.

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What are the two MAIN types of conflict?

• setting and characters
• internal and essential
• internal and external
• external and essential

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A character struggles to survive being lost in the wilderness alone.

• Character v. Society
• Character v. Character
• Character v. Nature
• Character v. Self

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What type of conflict is this?
For the past month, you have been bullied on the school bus by older middle school guys. They typically call you names and sometimes even poke at you. Finally one day, you get fed up and scream, “Don’t ever touch me again!”

• Internal, person vs. self
• External, person vs. person
• External, person vs. society
• External, person vs. technology

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What type of conflict is this?

Although your friends say that you’re very attractive, you think just the opposite. You are overly critical about physical appearance.

• Internal, person vs. self
• External, person vs. society
• External, person vs. person
• External, person vs. technology

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A plane crashed on an island in the middle of the ocean.  Chuck had to survive ... all on his own!

• character vs. self
• character vs. character
• character vs. nature
• character vs. society

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He wants to ask someone to the dance but he's too scared.

• character vs. character
• character vs. self
• character vs. nature
• character vs. society

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• Character vs. Character

• Character vs Nature

• Character vs Society

• Character vs Self

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