Conflict Whats the problem Conflict is the dramatic
Conflict What’s the problem?
Conflict is the dramatic struggle between two forces in a story. It is sometimes referred to as the problem the protagonist must overcome. Conflict is used to move the story along and keep the reader interested.
More on Conflict The main character is usually on one side of the central conflict. On the other side, the main character may struggle against: another important character, the forces of nature, against society, an alien or scientific force or even against something inside himself or herself (feelings, illness,
Types of Conflict Man vs. Nature Man vs. Society Man vs. Self Man vs. Technology or Fate or Machines
In Twilight, Edward Cullen fights James to protect his love, Bella. Man vs. Man Most common and most obvious literary conflict Occurs when a character has a fight, disagreement, or other kind of “argument”
Man vs. Nature When a character has a conflict with an outside force such as weather, animals, land, etc. In Hatchet, Brian fights to survive when his plane crashes in the forest of the Canadian wilderness.
Man vs. Society Occurs when a character disagrees with the government, rules of society, laws or beliefs and fights against them. In The Hunger Games, Katniss must fight against the Capital, a government that forces people to follow them blindly and fight to the death in a televised tournament
Man vs. Self Occurs when a character develops an internal struggle between his thoughts and ideas. This can be a result of one of the other types In Uglies, Tally struggles to decide whether she of conflicts mentioned. will turn her friends in to the government and be turned pretty or live in the outside world and remain ugly forever. This is a result of a man vs. society conflict.
Man vs. Technology, Fate or Machines Covers many different areas such as: ² technological advances ²machines ²fate In the Terminator, in the year 2029, the ruling super-computer, Skynet, sends an indestructible Cyborg back in time to 1984 to k Sarah Connor before she can fulfill her destiny and save mankin
Review of Conflict Types Man vs. Nature Man vs. Society Man vs. Self Man vs. Technology, Fate or Machines
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