1. The struggle between opposing forces
Conflict
The struggle between opposing forces

2. Internal and External
Internal conflict occurs within the character. There is only one type of internal conflict, Man vs. Self
External conflicts occur between a character and forces outside of the character. There are 4 types of external conflict:
Man vs. Man Man vs. Nature Man vs. Society Man vs. Fate

3. Man vs. Self
Man vs. Self is an internal conflict, and it occurs within a character and often involves making a difficult choice between right and wrong or mixed emotions/feelings.

4. Man vs. Man
Man vs man is external conflict that occurs between two different characters.

5. Man vs. Nature
Man vs Nature is external conflict that occurs when a character is struggling with natural forces or other elements of nature.

6. Man vs. Society
Man vs. society is an external conflict that occurs when a character is engaged in struggle with a larger group of people.

7. Man vs. Fate
Man vs. fate conflict is an external conflict that occurs when a character is struggling with what God and/or life has planned for the character.

8. Analyzing Conflict When analyzing conflict identify the following:
What type of conflict is involved?
How is it a conflict? Identify who and/or what are the opposing forces involved and describe what started the conflict.
Why is the conflict important to the story being told?

9. Analysis Example
What: This cartoon is an example of man vs. self conflict.
How: In this cartoon, Calvin is having internal conflict between what he wants and what he does not want. Calvin wants to make a good grade on his research, but he does not want to do the hard work to earn his grade.
Why: The conflict Calvin faces is important because it helps setup his humorous solution to the conflict, a pretty package is better than hard work.

10. Practice Identify the what, how, and why in the examples below
Practice #1 Video
Practice #2 Comic
Practice #3 Video