1. Conflict and Resolution
Leading to and from the climax.

2. Learning Goal
Identifying the conflict and resolution in a novel will help me understand the development of the plot.

3. What is a conflict?
Conflict refers to the struggle between two opposing forces.
There are generally five different types of conflict that can occur in fiction.
Most stories draw their tension from one or two of the following conflicts.

4. Types of Conflict person against person person against society
Problem with another character
person against society
Problem with the laws or beliefs of a group of people
person against nature
Problem with a force of nature or some aspect of the environment

5. Types of Conflict person against self person against fate
Problem with deciding what to do, think, or feel
person against fate
Problem that seems beyond the character’s control
What types of conflicts do you think Mona is facing in the novel? Why?

6. Talking About a Resolution
The story’s central problem is finally resolved in the resolution, leaving the reader with a sense of completion, although the main character may not feel the same way.