1. What does the word conflict mean to you? Define it in your own words.

2. Conflict
Struggle between opposing forces
Usually one central conflict

3. There are 2 kinds of Conflict
External Conflict
Internal Conflict

4. External Conflict
A character struggles against an outside force, such as nature, a physical obstacle, or another character
There are 3 kinds of External Conflict:
Character vs. Character
Character vs. Nature
Character vs. Society

5. Character vs. Character
An external conflict that involves a struggle, mental or physical, between two characters in the story

6. Character vs. Nature
An external conflict that involves a struggle between the character and the elements of nature that beyond his/her control.

7. Character vs. Society
An external conflict that involves the struggle between a character and the rules or laws that govern the society in which he/she lives.

8. Internal Conflict
The struggle takes place within a character’s mind, often as the character chooses between two courses of action.
There is 1 kind of Internal Conflict
Character vs. Self

9. Character vs. Self
An internal conflict that involves the struggle between the character and his/her conscience.

10. Just to sum it all up… Conflict is a struggle between opposing forces
Two kinds: external and internal
3 kinds of External?
1 Kind of Internal?