Conflict English Mini Lesson

What are some types of conflicts you face on a daily basis?

Two Major types of Conflict External Conflict: takes place between a person and someone or something else, such as nature, another person or persons, or an event or situation. Internal Conflict: takes place in a person’s mind—for example, a struggle to make a decision or overcome a feeling

Character vs Self Whenever you're reading about a character's internal struggle--difficulty making a decision, or experiencing guilt, mixed feelings or confusion-- you're reading about how that character is struggling within his own mind, with himself For example, Twilight, Bella is torn between being a good daughter to her mother and father and spending an increasing amount of time with her boyfriend Edward. 

Character vs Character (human vs human) Whenever two people disagree about something and are pitted against each other, we call that human versus human. So when the boys disagree with and attack Piggy in The Lord of the Flies, that's a clear human versus human conflict. But a more subtle one might be Aunt Alexandria versus Scout in To Kill a Mockingbird.

Character vs Society Whenever you have one character up against a group of characters or even up against a belief system that belongs to a group of characters, you're looking at human versus society.  To Kill a Mockingbird is another great example of human versus society. Although the Finch family comes to Tom Robinson's defense, because the majority of Maycomb holds racist beliefs, Tom Robinson is battling an entire community and their broken belief system

Character vs Nature If you've ever read a survival story, like Hatchet for example, you're probably reading story about a human versus nature conflict. In Hatchet, Brian's plane crashes in the middle of nowhere and he needs to battle the wind and the rain and the cold to survive. 

Other possibilities Person vs Technology Person vs Supernatural Others???

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