A Christmas Carol-Conflict Activity

On his journeys with the ghosts, Scrooge is faced with both pathetic and delightful visions.  As he struggles with new emotions and ideas, Scrooge time and again must face challenging conflicts. 

Conflicts are struggles between opposing forces.  Conflict helps intensify the action of the story and create interest and suspense for the reader.

character vs character- a character faces a problem with other characters

character vs self- a character faces a physical or emotional problem or struggle

character vs society- a character faces a problem with part of society (law, tradition, etc)

character vs fate-a character faces a problem with a force such as fate, God, or luck

character vs nature- a character faces a problem with some form of nature