Internal and External Conflicts

“I’m thinking,” broke in Pare Crispin, “I’m thinking of going back to my old trade. I was a carpenter once, see. And before that, I was a fisherman. I can go to Sumagui and work there.”                         -N.V.M Gonzalez, Hunger in Barok

• Person vs. Person

• Person vs. Nature

• Person vs. Society

• Person vs. Self

Mikay is tempted to steal money from her employer in order to feed her family.

• Person vs. Society

• Person vs. Technology

• Person vs. Person

• Person vs. Self

Ryan must decide whether to stay with his family or relocate to a new place in search of a better paying job.

• Person vs. Self

• Person vs. Supernatural

• Person vs. Society

• Person vs. Technology

Amy is a saleswoman who has never adapted to changing business practices. Amy now has a new supervisor who requires her to send PowerPoint presentations and emails, but she finds these technologies difficult to use and is concerned that it may impact her employment.

• Person vs. Society

• Person vs. Technology

• Person vs. Person

• Person vs. Supernatural

Carly struggled to walk through the hot, blowing sand.

• internal

• external

• both

Hector thought, "Why did I agree to this play? I'll never have the nerve to act in front of an audience?"

• internal

• external

• both

After Mary's brother teased her about being afraid, she had decided to climb the cliff. now she stood at the foot of the cliff, wishing she could figure out a way to back out.

• external

• internal

• both

"I can't stand you anymore!" Sari screamed. "Just leave me alone, Beau."

• man vs. man

• man vs. self

• man vs. society

• man vs. nature

• man vs. machine

Tom found a dry spot to sit down in the dark and began feeling guilty about the argument he had with his mother the other day where he said, "I hope I never see you again!"

• man vs man

• man vs nature

• man vs self

• man vs machine

• man vs society

Andi wanted to change the school rule about no gum in class. She went to the school board to give her reasons.

• man vs man

• man vs nature

• man vs self

• man vs society

• man vs machine