1. Conflict in Literature

2. Main Menu Internal Conflict External Conflict
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3. A struggle that takes place in a character's mind
Internal Conflict
Definition:
A struggle that takes place in a character's mind

4. Internal Conflict is …
NOT visual or tangible (It can’t be seen or touched)
a character dealing with his or her own mixed feelings or emotions.

5. Internal Conflict
A character may have to decide between right and wrong, or between two solutions to a problem.

6. Type of Internal Conflict
Man vs. himself
Internal conflict is referred to as man vs. himself since the struggle is inside one’s head.

7. Man vs. Himself Examples
A teen not knowing which college to attend
A child wondering whether or not to tell her mom that she spilled juice on the carpet

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9. Internal Conflict Quiz
Question 1:
Internal conflict is NOT:
a. visible
b. difficult
c. serious

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12. Internal Conflict Quiz
Question 2:
An example of Internal Conflict is:
a. Mr. Smith battling the winter cold
b. Jacob arguing with his parents about curfew
c. Monica trying to decide if she should still be friends with Brittany

13. Internal Conflict Quiz
Question 3:
Internal conflict is often referred to as:
a. man vs. man
b. man vs. himself
c. man vs. external forces

14. External Conflict
Definition:
A struggle between a character and an outside force is an external conflict.

15. External Conflict
The outside force may be another character, a community, or both.
The outside force may also be forces of nature.

16. Types of External Conflicts
Man vs. Man
Man vs. Nature

17. Man vs. Man Can be two characters against each other
Can be represented by a group of people.
It does not have to be a physical confrontation;
it can be a battle between two
ideas.

18. Man vs. Man Examples Batman vs. the Joker
Two groups of students arguing over what the prom decorations should look like

19. Man vs. Nature Nature is defined as anything surrounding a person.
This can include weather, objects, activities.
Basically anything external EXCEPT people.

20. Man vs. Nature Examples A fisherman vs. a horrible storm
A gardener vs. a dying garden
A fisherman vs. a horrible storm
A two-year-old vs. a locked door

21. External Conflict
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22. External Conflict Quiz
Question 1:
Which is NOT an example of external conflict?
a. other characters
b. forces of nature
c. decisions

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25. External Conflict Quiz
Question 2:
One subcategory of external conflict is:
a. man vs. man
b. man vs. himself
c. man vs. literature

26. External Conflict Quiz
Question 3:
A man getting stuck in quicksand is an example of:
a. man vs. mud
b. man vs. nature
c. man vs. supernatural

27. External Conflict Quiz
Question 4:
A conflict cannot be categorized as man vs. man when:
a. the struggle is with more than 1 character.
b. there is a physical confrontation.
c. the opposition is not human.

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29. Conflict Quick Review Internal Conflict External Conflict
MAN VS. HIMSELF
MAN VS. MAN
MAN VS.
Nature
*not tangible
*other characters
*any outside force
*in the mind
*not just physical altercations
*anything in surroundings
*decisions, feelings, emotions
*opposing ideas
*weather, objects, activities