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Conflict
What does the word conflict mean to you? Define it in your own words.
Conflict
• Struggle between opposing forces
• Usually one central conflict
There are 2 kinds of Conflict
• External Conflict
• Internal Conflict
External Conflict
• A character struggles against an outside force, such as nature, a physical obstacle, or another character
• There are 3 kinds of External Conflict: – Character vs. Character– Character vs. Nature– Character vs. Society
Character vs. Character
• An external conflict that involves a struggle, mental or physical, between two characters in the story
Character vs. Nature
• An external conflict that involves a struggle between the character and the elements of nature that beyond his/her control.
Character vs. Society
• An external conflict that involves the struggle between a character and the rules or laws that govern the society in which he/she lives.
Internal Conflict
• The struggle takes place within a character’s mind, often as the character chooses between two courses of action.
• There is 1 kind of Internal Conflict– Character vs. Self
Character vs. Self
• An internal conflict that involves the struggle between the character and his/her conscience.
Just to sum it all up…
• Conflict is a struggle between opposing forces
• Two kinds: external and internal
• 3 kinds of External?
• 1 Kind of Internal?