1. Conflict

2. Conflict is the resistance that the protagonist faces within the story.

3. Conflict can fit into two main categories:
External conflict Person vs. Person Person vs. Nature Person vs. Society
Internal Conflict Person vs. Self

4. Person vs. Self
A character dealing with his or her own mixed feelings or emotions
Not a visual or tangible opposition
Example:
A character may have to decide between right and wrong or between two solutions to a problem.

5. Person vs. Person A character struggles against another character.
Example:
Andy, a Royal, gets stabbed by a member of the rival gang, the Guardians.

6. Person vs. Nature A character struggles against forces of nature.
Storms, struggles against animals and physical ailments, like disease.
Example:
In The Revenant, the main character is left for dead after being mauled by a bear in the cold northern territory.

7. Person vs. Society
A character struggles against the society in which he or she lives.
Usually a fight against social traditions, rules, or laws.
Example:
Mohammad Ali refused to be drafted into the USA armed forces in 1967.