CONFLICT Conflict – A struggle between opposing characters or opposing forces. External Conflict – A struggle between a character with an outside force. Which may be another character, society, or a natural force. Internal Conflict – A struggle takes place within a character’s own mind. Such as opposing needs, desires, or emotions.

It is conflict, or struggle, that gives any story its energy and makes it interesting. Common conflict: A conflict between two characters. A conflict between a character and a group or a whole society. A conflict between two groups or cultures. A conflict between a character and a natural force or event, such as a flood or the law of gravity. A conflict between a character and something in himself or herself: perhaps fear, shyness, homesickness, or an inability to make a decision.