1. Conflict Notes

2. Two Types External Conflict Individual Vs. Individual
Individual Vs. Nature
Individual Vs. Society
Individual Vs. Supernatural
Individual Vs. Technology
Internal Conflict
Individual Vs. Self
There can be more than one kind of conflict in a story

3. External Conflict - Individual Vs. Individual
A character fighting against another person
Example - Two chess players battle for a championship title, two boys fighting over the same girl

4. External Conflict - Individual Vs. Nature
A character fighting against the elements of nature
Example: A mountain climber trying to conquer a treacherous peak, a pilot flying through a storm

5. External Conflict - Individual Vs. Society
A character fighting against a group of people
Examples: a thief running from the legal system, a doctor wrongly accused of being a spy

6. External Conflict - Individual Vs. Supernatural
A character fighting against something supernatural
Examples: Someone whose house is haunted by the previous owner, The Chronicles of Narnia

7. External Conflict - Individual Vs. Technology
A character fighting against an advancement in technology
Examples: John Henry racing against a steam drill,

8. Internal Conflict - Individual Vs. Self
An inner struggle or moral dilemma that a character is dealing with
Examples: a mountain climber with a fear of heights, an honest woman who must lie to her friend