Conflict Quick Check

Elmer Gardner stood on his front porch watching his puppy ,Jasper chase butterflies around the front yard. The dog was a present from his son, but Elmer did not like the dog and thought he was a burden. Elmer did start to feel guilty about making the dog feel like he did not like him. Elmer remembered what it was like to feel lonely and unloved. In that moment, Elmer decided to love the dog.

What type of conflict is this?

• person vs. self

• person vs. nature

• person vs. society

• person vs. person

Answer explanation

Yes this is person vs. self because Elmer is having a moral dilemma about how he is treating the dog.

One day at school, Mary caught her friend Jennie cheating on a math test. Now Mary has the dilemma. Does she keep her friendship with Jennie, or does she do the right thing and tell the teacher.

What type of conflict is this?

• person vs. self

• person vs. society

• person vs. person

• person vs. nature

Answer explanation

Yes. This is person vs. self because Mary is trying to make a decision about what to do.

Grandma is the bravest person I know. She demanded that the old oak tree be saved at the city council meeting. So the city council decided to leave the old oak tree right where it was.

• person vs. self

• person vs. society

• person vs. person

• person vs. nature

Answer explanation

Yes, it is person vs. society because the grandmother is going against an action from the government.

Mark and John are out on the ocean when a large storm hits. Their boat flips over and sinks. When they start swimming back to shore, a shark fin appears and starts circling them.

What type of conflict is this?

• person vs. self

• person vs. society

• person vs. person

• person vs. nature

Answer explanation

Yes, this is person vs. nature because Mark and John are battling both a storm over the ocean and a shark.

Person vs. person is what type of conflict?

• internal

• external

Person vs. self is what type of conflict?

• internal

• external

Person vs. society is what type of conflict?

• internal

• external

Person vs. nature is what type of conflict

• internal

• external

Person vs. technology is what type of conflict?

• internal

• external

Brian and Eddie started yelling at each other during class time. Mrs. Olson tried to get them to stop, but they wouldn't stop yelling. Instead, she had to get Mr. Thomson to come in the room to talk to them.

• Person vs. self

• person vs. society

• person vs. person

• person vs. nature

Answer explanation

This is person vs. person because multiple characters are in conflict with each other.