Conflict types
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Rebecca Yanacsek
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Conflict types
These are the most common types of conflicts
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What is conflict?
The conflict is the struggle in the story.
Not all conflict is bad. Conflict can be productive and allows the story to build.
In a story or novel, the actions that the characters take to solve the conflict or face the problem builds toward a climax
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Conflict categories
There are two types of conflict:
Internal; that is where a person struggles to overcome something or some idea within themselves.
External; that is where the struggle is with some element outside of the character's person.
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Multiple Choice
What is a conflict?
The characters in a story talking to each other around a campfire.
The problem that the characters in the story struggle against as they work towards a climax.
A fight
Part of the resolution
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Multiple Choice
Which is an example of an internal conflict?
James struggles to get up the slippery slope of the mountain.
Suzy and her parents disagree about her curfew.
Jenny knows that she should study, but she really wants to go to her best friend's birthday party.
John is caught in a blizzard and has no firewood.
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Conflict types
Man vs. Man (Two characters have an issue that causes a difference of opinion.)
Man vs. Nature (The character is in opposition to the forces of nature.)
Man vs. Society (The character is in opposition to the expectations of society.)
Man vs. Self (The character is in opposition with something inside themselves.)
Man vs. technology (The character is in opposition to a technological advance. This is mostly in science fiction.)
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Multiple Choice
Joachim is trapped in an elevator that is only voice activated, but it does not recognize his speech patterns.
man vs. self
man vs. society
man vs. man
man vs. technology
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Multiple Choice
In conflict, when we refer to "man" it means...
a male human
a character in a story, whether is is human, animal, or fantasy male or female.
the main character only
Outside forces
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Multiple Choice
The Smith family is the keeper of a lighthouse in the 1800s, and so they are unable to evacuate from Hurricane Sam because the light can not go out. What type of conflict is this?
man vs. man
man vs. self
man vs. society
man vs. nature
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Multiple Choice
Lamont is protesting the unfair treatment of animals in his city by painting murals on abandoned buildings at night when he is arrested. What type of conflict is this?
man vs. society
man vs. man
man vs. self
man vs. nature
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Multiple Choice
Wonder Woman hears that Adrestia is planning to blow up City Hall. She swoops in to stop her. What type of conflict is this?
man vs. man
man vs. self
man vs. nature
man vs. society
Conflict types
These are the most common types of conflicts
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