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Conflict. any struggle between forces. Attribution: Kaede4 (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons. Conflict. Internal. External. Man vs Nature Man vs Man Man vs Society. Man vs Self. Man vs . Self Conflict.
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Conflict any struggle between forces Attribution: Kaede4 (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Conflict Internal External Man vs Nature Man vs Man Man vs Society • Man vs Self
Man vs. Self Conflict In this type of conflict, the main character experiences some kind of inner conflict. “At home at one or two his mother would be putting away the lunch dishes and getting ready for her exercise class. No, that would have been yesterday. Today she would be going to see him. Today was Thursday and she always went to see him on Thursdays. Wednesday was the exercise class and Thursdays she went to see him. Hot little jets of hate worked into his thoughts, pushed once, moved back. “ Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
Man vs. Nature Conflict This type of conflict finds the main character in conflict with the forces of nature, which serve as the antagonist. “Wait, there was one thing. One of the pilots, a woman, had found some kind of beans on a bush and she had used them with her lizard meat to make a little stew in a tin can she had found. Bean lizard stew. There weren't any beans here, but there must be berries. There had to be berry bushes around. Sure, the woods were full of berry bushes. That's what everybody always said. Well, he'd actually never heard anybody say it. But he felt that it should.” Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
Man vs. Man Conflict This type of conflict finds the main character in conflict with another character, human or not human. “Well, someone has to. You can’t be left on your own. A grown man of your age playing with demon toys. You’re a fool – a stupid, stupid, fool – especially for wanting to bring your wife and family over to this place. ” Dragonwings by Lawrence Yep
Man vs. Society Conflict This type of conflict has the main character in conflict with a larger group: a community, society, culture, etc. • "All college students are being asked to sign an official statement to the effect that they 'sympathize with the Germans and approve of the New Order." Eighty percent have decided to obey the dictates of their conscience, but the penalty will be severe. Any student refusing to sign will be sent to a German labor camp." • May 18, 1943 • The Diary of Anne Frank Translated by B. M. Mooyart-Doubleday