Mr. Shearin

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Conflict in Literature

• Mr. Shearin
• Reading

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By the end of this lesson, you will be able to

• identify Conflict as it appears in literature.
• distinguish between Internal and External
  conflict.
• place conflict in one of three subcategories.

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Main Menu

• Internal Conflict
• External Conflict
• Review (complete above sections first)

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Internal Conflict

• Definition
• A struggle that takes place in a character's
  mind is called internal conflict.

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Internal Conflict is

• NOT a visual or tangible opposition.
• a character dealing with his or her own mixed
  feelings or emotions.

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Example of Internal Conflict

• A character may have to decide between right and
  wrong or between two solutions to a problem.

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Internal ConflictSubcategory

• Man vs. himself
• Internal conflict is often referred to as man vs.
  himself since the struggle is inside ones head.

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Man vs. Himself Examples

• Ashley vs. her worry of losing the necklace
• Jonathon vs. his fear of being killed
• William vs. his drunkenness

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Quiz Time

• Now youre ready to take a quiz!

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Internal Conflict Quiz

• Question 1
• Internal conflict is NOT
• a. visible
• b. difficult
• c. serious

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RIGHT!!

• GOOD JOB!
• KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!

Question 2
Question 3
Main Menu
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Wrong

• Go back and review!

Back To Beginning
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Internal Conflict Quiz

• Question 2
• An example of Internal Conflict is
• a. Eric vs. singing solo
• b. Ashley Miller vs. her husband
• c. William vs. his drunkenness

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Internal Conflict Quiz

• Question 3
• Internal conflict is often referred to as
• a. man vs. man
• b. man vs. himself
• c. man vs. external forces

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External Conflict

• Definition
• A struggle between a character and an outside
  force is an external conflict.

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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 the community.
• The outside force may also be forces of nature.
  For example, a story might be the main character
  struggling against the arctic cold.

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External ConflictSubcategories

• Man vs. Man
• Man vs. Environment

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Man vs. Man

• This is mostly seen in the form of two characters
  against each other.
• It can also be represented by a group of people.
  
• It does not have to be a physical confrontation
  it can be a battle between two ideas.

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Man vs. Man Examples

• Walter vs. Grandma
• John vs. Officer James
• Frank and Patricia vs. the Nuns

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Man vs. Environment

• Environment is defined as anything surrounding a
  person.
• This can include weather, objects, activities.
• Basically anything external EXCEPT people.

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Man vs. Environment Examples

• Henry vs. Society
• The Navy Crew vs. the Storm
• Frank and Patricia vs. the wall

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External Conflict

• Now youre ready to take a quiz!

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External Conflict Quiz

• Question 1
• Which is NOT an example of external conflict?
• a. other characters
• b. forces of nature
• c. decisions

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RIGHT!

• KEEP GOING!
• YOURE DOING GREAT!

Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Main Menu
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Sorry. Try Again.

• Back up and review.

Back to the Beginning
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External Conflict Quiz

• Question 2
• One subcategory of external conflict is
• a. man vs. man
• b. man vs. himself
• c. man vs. literature

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External Conflict Quiz

• Question 3
• Timothy being stuck in quicksand is an example
  of
• a. man vs. mud
• b. man vs. environment
• c. man vs. supernatural

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External Conflict Quiz

• Question 4
• A conflict cannot be categorized as man vs. man
  when
• a. the struggle is with more than 1 character
• b. there is a physical confrontation.
• c. the opposition is not human.

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ConflictQuick Review
Internal Conflict External Conflict External Conflict
MAN VS. HIMSELF MAN VS. MAN MAN VS. ENVIRONMENT
not tangible other characters any outside force
in the mind not just physical confrontation anything in surroundings
decisions, feelings, emotions opposing ideas weather, objects, activities