3. By the end of this lesson, you will be able to: Identify Conflict as it appears in literature. Identify Conflict as it appears in literature. Distinguish between Internal and External conflict, and their sub categories. Distinguish between Internal and External conflict, and their sub categories.

4. Types of Conflict Internal ConflictInternal Conflict -Man vs. Self Internal Conflict External Conflict- –Man vs. Man –Man vs. Environment or Nature –Man vs. Society

5. Internal Conflict Definition: A struggle that takes place in a character's mind is called internal conflict.

6. Internal Conflict is … NOT a visual or tangible opposition. A character dealing with his or her own mixed feelings or emotions.

7. Example of Internal Conflict A character may have to decide between right and wrong or between two solutions to a problem. A character may have to decide between right and wrong or between two solutions to a problem. Ex: The Loisels in The Necklace try to decide what to do; they wrestled with the decision to replace the necklace.

8. Internal Conflict Subcategory Man vs. Self Internal conflict is often referred to as man vs. self because the struggle is inside ones head.

9. Internal Conflict Self-Check Question 1: Internal conflict is NOT: a.visible visible b.difficult difficult c.serious serious

10. Internal Conflict Self-Check Question 2: Question 2: Internal conflict is often referred to as: Internal conflict is often referred to as: a.man vs. man man vs. man vs. man b.man vs. himself man vs. himselfman vs. himself c.man vs. external forces man vs. external forcesman vs. external forces

11. External Conflict Definition: A struggle between a character and an outside force is an external conflict.

12. Example of External Conflict Characters may face several types of outside forces. The outside force may be another character. It may be the character and/or his or her community (society). The outside force may also be forces of nature or environment. For example, a story might be the main character struggling against the arctic cold.

13. External Conflict Subcategories Man vs. Man Man vs. Environment or Nature Man vs. Society

14. Man vs. Man This is mostly seen in the form of two characters against each other. It does not have to be a physical confrontation; it can be a battle between two ideas.

15. Man vs. Man Examples Rainsford vs. Zaroff Fortunato vs. Montresor Harry Potter vs. Lord Voldemort

16. Man vs. Environment or Nature Environment is defined as anything surrounding a person. This can include weather, objects, activities. Basically anything external EXCEPT people.

17. Man vs. Community or Society In societies and communities there are a set of laws and rules that man must abide by. Some of these rules are enforced by laws and some are social rules that are a code of behavior. Man must follow these rules and laws in order to avoid conflict within his or her own community.

18. External Conflict Self-Check Question 1: Which is NOT an example of external conflict? a.other characters other charactersother characters b.forces of nature forces of natureforces of nature c. decisions decisions

19. External Conflict Self-Check Question 2: One subcategory of external conflict is: a.man vs. man man vs. man vs. man b.man vs. himself man vs. himselfman vs. himself c.man vs. literature man vs. literatureman vs. literature

20. External Conflict Self-Check Question 3: Rainsford being stuck in quicksand is an example of: a.man vs. mud man vs. mudman vs. mud b.man vs. environment man vs. environmentman vs. environment c.man vs. supernatural man vs. supernaturalman vs. supernatural

21. External Conflict Self-Check Question 4: A conflict cannot be categorized as man vs. man when: a.the struggle is with more than 1 the struggle is with more than 1the struggle is with more than 1 character. b.there is a physical confrontation. there is a physical confrontation.there is a physical confrontation. c.the opposition is not human. the opposition is not human.the opposition is not human.

22. Quick Review Internal Conflict Internal Conflict MAN VS. HIMSELF MAN VS. HIMSELF *not tangible *in the mind *decisions, feelings, emotions, thoughts

23. Quick Review External Conflicts External Conflicts MAN VS. MAN MAN VS. NATURE *other characters *any outside force *not just physical confrontation *anything in surroundings *opposing ideas *weather, objects, activities MAN VS. SOCIETY *rules/codes of conduct that man must follow/obey *includes laws and social expectations within community

24. Quiz Time 1. Jim and Mac disagreed about where they should take the dog they found. A.) internal B.) external C.) both 2. Carley struggled to walk through the hot, blowing sand. A.) internal B.) external C.) both

25. Quiz Time 3. Sarah couldn't decide what to do that night. Should she study or should she go out? A.) internal B.) external C.) both 4. In the high winds, the crew was barely able to keep the ship from tilting sideways. A.) internal B.) external C.) both

26. Quiz Time 5. Hector thought, "Why did I ever agree to be in this play? I'll never have the nerve to act in front of an audience." A.) internal B.) external C.) both 6. After Mary's brother teased her about being afraid, she decided to climb the cliff. Now she stood at the foot of the cliff, wishing she could figure out a way to back out. A.) internal B.) external C.) both

27. 7. Kim knew that the whole class was angry with her for reminding the teacher about the assignment. At the time, she knew she was doing the right thing. Now shes not sure. 7. Kim knew that the whole class was angry with her for reminding the teacher about the assignment. At the time, she knew she was doing the right thing. Now shes not sure. A. internal A. internal B.) external C.) both 8. The snarling dog placed himself between his master and the angry stranger. A.) internal B.) external c.) both

28. 10. Violet wanted her friends to let the new girl join the club, but no one else agreed. Violet felt badly for the new girl, but she didn't know what to do about the problem. A.) internal B.) external C.) both 9. All the way home, Jeffrey felt angry with himself. "Why couldn't he open his mouth at a party? Why was he always so shy?" 9. All the way home, Jeffrey felt angry with himself. "Why couldn't he open his mouth at a party? Why was he always so shy?" A.) internal B.) external C.) both