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Literary Conflict Literary Conflict
External vs. InternalExternal vs. Internal
ExternalExternalExternal Conflict takes place External Conflict takes place
outside of the bodyoutside of the body
InternalInternalInternal Conflict takes place Internal Conflict takes place
inside of the body/mindinside of the body/mind
External External
There are four types of There are four types of external conflictexternal conflict
ExternalExternal
Man vs. ManMan vs. ManThe most straightforward type of conflict pits the The most straightforward type of conflict pits the
protagonist directly against another character protagonist directly against another character with apparently opposing aims. with apparently opposing aims.
ExternalExternal
Man vs. NatureMan vs. NatureThis type of conflict pits a story's main character This type of conflict pits a story's main character
or characters against a natural force such as a or characters against a natural force such as a flood, predatory animal, or disease epidemic. flood, predatory animal, or disease epidemic.
ExternalExternal
Man Against SocietyMan Against SocietyIn many stories, the protagonist battles an unjust In many stories, the protagonist battles an unjust
element of government or culture.element of government or culture.
ExternalExternal
InternalInternal
There is one type of There is one type of internal conflictinternal conflict
InternalInternal
Man vs. SelfMan vs. SelfSome literary conflicts take the form of a Some literary conflicts take the form of a
character struggling to overcome fear, character struggling to overcome fear, addiction, emotional damage or other crippling addiction, emotional damage or other crippling
personal issue. personal issue.
PracticePractice
Decide what type of conflict is Decide what type of conflict is being illustrated in the being illustrated in the
following picturesfollowing pictures
1. Man vs. ?1. Man vs. ?
2. Man vs. ?2. Man vs. ?
3. Man vs. ?3. Man vs. ?
4. Man vs. 4. Man vs.
5. Man vs. ?5. Man vs. ?
6. Man vs. ?6. Man vs. ?
7. Man vs. ?7. Man vs. ?
8. Man vs. ?8. Man vs. ?
PracticePractice
Now that you have mastered Now that you have mastered pictures, letpictures, let’’s try some text!s try some text!
9. Man vs. ?9. Man vs. ?
““If she had only proceeded more slowly.If she had only proceeded more slowly.
If she had only taken the Southerly route, If she had only taken the Southerly route, avoiding the icebergs. If only the watch avoiding the icebergs. If only the watch
had had a pair of binoculars.had had a pair of binoculars.””
(news story about the Titanic)(news story about the Titanic)
10. Man vs. ?10. Man vs. ?
Charles decided to break all the rules the Charles decided to break all the rules the day he decided to steal that car. He was day he decided to steal that car. He was immediately arrested and sent to jail to immediately arrested and sent to jail to await his trial. He should have known await his trial. He should have known better than to mess with the better than to mess with the ““rules.rules.””
11. Man vs. ?11. Man vs. ?
““I donI don’’t care who you talk t care who you talk to!to!”” screamed Sarah to screamed Sarah to West. West. ““I just wish I had I just wish I had
never met you!never met you!””
12. Man vs. ?12. Man vs. ?
After lowering himself into the damp and After lowering himself into the damp and dark cave Tom began to reprimand dark cave Tom began to reprimand himself for not having replaced his himself for not having replaced his
flashlight batteries. Tomflashlight batteries. Tom’’s terror slowly s terror slowly began to take over as the light around began to take over as the light around
him grew dimmer and dimmer and him grew dimmer and dimmer and dimmer.dimmer.
13. Man vs. ?13. Man vs. ?
After the light in the cave was After the light in the cave was completely gone Tom began to completely gone Tom began to
stumble through the cave blindly stumble through the cave blindly cutting his hands on what cutting his hands on what
appeared to be sharp rocks.appeared to be sharp rocks.
14. Man vs. ?14. Man vs. ?
Tom found a dry spot to sit down in Tom found a dry spot to sit down in the dark and began to obsess over the dark and began to obsess over an argument he had had earlier an argument he had had earlier
in the day with his mother in in the day with his mother in which he had said, which he had said, ““I hope I I hope I
never see you again!never see you again!””
15. Man vs. ?15. Man vs. ?
TomTom’’s mother was upset that he wanted to s mother was upset that he wanted to skip going to college in order to go skip going to college in order to go
spelunking in all of the worldspelunking in all of the world’’s greatest s greatest caves before he turned thirty. Tom didncaves before he turned thirty. Tom didn’’t t understand the big deal, he didnunderstand the big deal, he didn’’t really t really believe in structured believe in structured ““learninglearning”” anyway. anyway.