Six Types of Conflict The Plot Thickens. What's a Conflict?

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Six Types of Conflict The Plot Thickens

What's a Conflict?

Overview of Conflict Types 1.Person vs. Person 2.Person vs. Self 3.Person vs. Society 4.Person vs. Nature 5.Person vs. Supernatural 6.Person vs. Technology

Person vs. Person

Person vs. Self

Person vs. Society

Person vs. Nature

Person vs. Supernatural

Person vs. Technology The central character struggles with or against the forces of technology. Examples A group of strangers gets stuck in an elevator. A teenage boy is pursued by robots from space that transform into cars.

Practice

1 An elderly man struggles to learn how to use his new phone.

Answer Antagonist: Cell phone Conflict Type: Person vs. Technology

2 Two boxers who were formerly friends compete for the championship belt.

Answer Antagonist: Former friend Conflict Type: Person vs. Person

3 A young woman fights to gain admittance in an elite prep school that was only for boys.

Answer Antagonist: Boys prep school / sexism Conflict Type: Person vs. Society

4 A group of colonists struggle to survive the winter in a strange land

Answer Antagonist: Cold weather / hunger Conflict Type: Person vs. Nature

5 A students struggles against the urge to procrastinate and play video games rather than to do his homework.

Answer Antagonist: Laziness / Procrastination Conflict Type: Person vs. Self