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Literary Conflict

Literary Conflict . External External Conflict takes place outside of the character’s body. Internal Internal Conflict takes place inside of the character’s body/mind. External vs. Internal. External . There are three types of external conflict. External. Person vs. Person

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Literary Conflict

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  1. Literary Conflict

  2. External External Conflict takes place outside of the character’s body Internal Internal Conflict takes place inside of the character’s body/mind External vs. Internal

  3. External There are three types of external conflict

  4. External Person vs. Person The most straightforward type of conflict places the protagonist directly against another character with apparently opposing views.

  5. External Person vs. Nature This type of conflict places a story's main character or characters against a natural force such as a flood, predatory animal, or disease epidemic.

  6. External Person Vs. Society In many stories, the protagonist battles the government or culture. They fight against rules that are supposed to be followed.

  7. Internal There is one type of internal conflict

  8. Internal Person vs. Self Some literary conflicts take the form of a character struggling to overcome fear, emotional damage or other personal issues.

  9. Practice Decide what type of conflict is being illustrated in the following pictures

  10. 1. Person vs. ?Person Nature Society Self Nature

  11. 2. Person vs. ?Person Nature Society Self Self

  12. 3. Person vs. ?Person Nature Society Self Person

  13. 4. Person vs.Person Nature Society Self Society

  14. 5. Person vs. ?Person Nature Society Self Self

  15. 6. Person vs. ?Person Nature Society Self Nature

  16. 7. Person vs. ?Person Nature Society Self Society

  17. 8. Person vs. ?Person Nature Society Self Person

  18. Practice Now that you have mastered pictures, let’s try some text!

  19. 9. Person vs. ?Person Nature Society Self “If the ship had only proceeded more slowly. If it had only taken the Southerly route, avoiding the icebergs. If only the watchman had a pair of binoculars.” (news story about the Titanic) Nature

  20. 10. Person vs. ?Person Nature Society Self Charles decided to break all the rules the day he decided to steal that car. He was immediately arrested and sent to jail to await his trial. He should have known better than to mess with the “rules.” Society

  21. 11. Person vs. ?Person Nature Society Self “I don’t care who you talk to!” screamed Sarah to West. “I just wish I had never met you!” Person

  22. 12. Person vs. ?Person Nature Society Self After lowering himself into the damp and dark cave Tom began to blame himself for not having replaced his flashlight batteries. Tom’s terror slowly began to take over as the light around him grew dimmer and dimmer and dimmer. Self

  23. 13. Person vs. ?Person Nature Society Self After the light in the cave was completely gone Tom began to stumble through the cave blindly cutting his hands on what appeared to be sharp rocks. Nature

  24. 14. Person vs. ?Person Nature Society Self Tom found a dry spot to sit down in the dark and began to obsess over an argument he had had earlier in the day with his mother in which he had said, “I hope I never see you again!” Person

  25. 15. Person vs. ?Person Nature Society Self Tom’s mother was upset that he wanted to skip going to college in order to go spelunking in all of the world’s greatest caves before he turned thirty. His mother believed all young people should go to college to “better themselves”. Tom didn’t understand the big deal, he didn’t really believe in structured “learning” anyway. Society

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