CONFLICT

Conflict – a struggle between opposing ______________ or opposing _____________; component which drives the ________ charactersforces plot

Two Main Types of Conflict

1.) External Conflict – a character struggles with an _________ force, which may be another ___________, _________ as a whole, or a _________ force outside charactersociety natural

1.) Internal Conflict – takes place within a character’s ________. It is a struggle between opposing _________, ___________, or ______________. mind needsdesires emotions

Four Main Categories of Conflict

Man vs. Man Involves conflicts between _______________ people Examples include family conflict, trouble with a bully, difficulties in romance, etc….

Man vs. Society Involves conflict between an ____________ and larger _____________ individual groups Examples include the outsider in a strange culture, a poor character’s struggle to “make it” in the business world, etc….

Man vs. Nature Involves conflict between an ____________ and the _____________ world individual natural Examples include fighting a powerful hurricane, surviving after a plane crash in the desert, etc….

Man vs. Self Involves characters’ ____________ conflicts with _____________ psychological themselves Examples include overcoming a drug habit or alcoholism, grieving over the loss of a loved one, etc….