Creating Conflict Conflict Conflict a struggle between opposing

Creating Conflict

Conflict • Conflict: a struggle between opposing characters, forces, or emotions, usually between the protagonist and someone/something else • Purpose: This narrative element holds the reader’s interest in a story. It can also help reinforce other narrative elements like theme, character, etc.

Types of Conflict • Person versus Person • Person versus Self • Person versus Society • Person versus Nature • Person versus the Supernatural • Person versus Technology/Machine

Person vs. Person • This type of conflict develops between two (or more) characters in a story • The conflict can be physical, emotional, etc. • Example: Batman vs. the Joker, Sherlock Holmes vs. Professor Moriarty

Person vs. Self • This is an internal conflict that exists within the protagonist (or other character) • It can be the result of emotional, spiritual, etc. distress • It can result in creating an emotionally impotent character, or one who acts irrationally against others to compensate for a disordered mind • Example: https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=l RPu 8 j. L 8 TKA

Person vs. Society • This is an external conflict that develops between the protagonist and a representation of society • In this case, the protagonist can battle society as a whole (i. e. contemporary, Elizabethan, etc. ) , or an element that is meant to represent society (i. e. a hospital, School, etc. ) • Example: John Q. , Robin Hood

Person vs. Nature • This is an external conflict the develops between the protagonist (or other character) and nature • Similar to Person versus Society, this conflict can be fought against nature as a whole (i. e. the Earth), or a natural element that can represent the whole (i. e. a tornado) • Example: Twister, The Day After Tomorrow, A Perfect Storm

Person vs. Supernatural • This is generally an external conflict that develops between the protagonist and a supernatural element or entity • It can be used to comment on social ills or underscore the potential for good/evil in the individual • Example: X-Men, X-Men: Magneto, Harry Potter, Twilight

Person Versus Technology ❑ This Happens when man is skeptic about the wonders of technology. In many stories, the antagonists use technology to gain power or technology takes over and becomes a negative influence on society ❑ Examples: Brave New World, Ironman, The Matrix