TYPES OF CONFLICT
Why is CONFLICT important? No conflict, no plot! Plot is created around the conflict… Introduced in rising action… Faced head-on during climax… Begins to work itself out during falling action… Resolved during resolution.
INTERNAL CONFLICT An internal conflict is between a character and his/her self.
MAN vs. SELF Struggle takes place in his/her own mind. Usually involves a choice between right and wrong or overcoming emotions or mixed feelings.
EXTERNAL CONFLICT An external conflict is between a character and an outside force.
MAN vs. MAN Protagonist vs. Antagonist The classic “good guy” vs. “bad guy” situation
MAN vs. SOCIETY Fights against social traditions or rules (fight for freedom, rights, for a cause etc.) Society becomes a “character” of its own
MAN vs. NATURE
MAN vs. SUPERNATURAL
MAN vs. TECHNOLOGY
MAN vs. FATE A problem is beyond a character’s control.