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Conflict and The Outsiders

Conflict and The Outsiders. Chapter 3. CONFLICT. Definition: The struggle between opposing forces--e.g., CHARACTERS, nations or ideas--that provides the central ACTION and interest in any literary PLOT . Examples: The fighting between Buzz and Woody in Toy Story

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Conflict and The Outsiders

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  1. Conflict and The Outsiders Chapter 3

  2. CONFLICT • Definition: • The struggle between opposing forces--e.g., CHARACTERS, nations or ideas--that provides the central ACTION and interest in any literary PLOT. • Examples: • The fighting between Buzz and Woody in Toy Story • Can YOU think of more examples?

  3. External Conflict • Definition: • A struggle going on outside the mind of a character • There are 5 main types of external conflicts: • Man vs. Man • Man vs. Nature • Man vs. Society • Man vs. Technology • Man vs. Animal Can you think of movies or stories that might include these external conflicts? Cat vs. Cat?

  4. Internal Conflict • Definition: • The complication that happens within a character; it may be a moral dilemma the character is facing, or it may take the shape of a choice or a desire. • Why is this important? • Internal conflict creates individuality for a character; it sets her apart from the rest of the story and gives a motivation for choosing certain actions. It can also be directly related to external conflict. • Think of some examples from your favorite movies/ books! Definition of External Vs. Internal Conflict | eHowhttp://www.ehow.com/facts_6146668_definition-external-vs_-internal-conflict.html#ixzz2UiQETgWa

  5. REMEMBER • External conflict is ANY conflict that takes place outside of a character’s mind! • Internal conflict is a conflict that ONLY takes place inside of a character’s mind! • Pretty simple stuff, right?

  6. Let’s Practice! • Bob knows he shouldn’t stay out past 11 pm, but wants to stay out and hang with his friends. • Internal conflict • Sally forgot to study for her English test and is thinking about cheating, though she knows she shouldn’t. • Internal conflict • Bill notices dangerous weather coming on his way home from baseball practice, so he seeks shelter. • External conflict: Man vs. Nature • Amy is tempted to try smoking, but she knows it is illegal and isn’t good for her. • Internal conflict • Alyssa’s friend, Sally, copies her answers to an English test and Alyssa fails the test for cheating. • External conflict: Man vs. Man • In Arkansas in 1957, the Little Rock Nine were ridiculed for trying to go to an all-white school. • External conflict: Man vs. Society

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