Conflict Review Lesson

Conflict

As we discussed yesterday,

Conflict is the the struggle
between opposing forces-
drives the plot/ makes it go
forward

Conflict is a necessary
component in a story,
without it there is no story!

Conflict:

Stories may have more than
one conflict.

All stories will have a
major/main conflict

Stories may have minor or
sub plot conflicts

Conflict

Main conflict:

Moana’s Island is

dying and she
wants to find a

way to fix it.

Minor conflict:
Moana has to

escape Tomatoa

(bling) crab.

Minor Conflict: Moana struggles with what to do: make her

family happy or do what will make her happy.

External Conflict

An outside force causes problems for
the characters

Categories of Conflict

Internal Conflict

The character (usually the
protagonist) struggles
emotionally or mentally.

In this type of conflict, two characters are
on opposing sides. The main character has
conflict with another character.

Common story plot:

Good vs. Evil

Man vs. Man

(Character vs. Character)

Toy Story:
Wody vs.

Buzz

Hercules:

Hercules vs.

Hades

In this type of conflict, the main character
is greatly affected by some force of nature.
This may be caused weather or animals.

The conflict ends once nature has returned
to normal and it is no longer a threat.

For example:

●No more storms

●Animals contained

Man vs. Nature

(Character vs. Nature)

Jurassic

Park

In this type of conflict, the main character
is greatly affected by the way they live
their life. They may not like the way they
are told to live, or the traditions that they
are expected to follow. The character may
also want a change in government.

The conflict ends once the character has
seen change in the way that they live.

Man vs. Society

(Character vs. Tradition,
Way of Life, or Government)

Pocahontas: She befriends an
outsider, she even saves him
from being killed.

Hunger Games: Katniss

Everdeen breaks tradition

when she volunteers in her

sisters place.

In this type of conflict, the main character
is greatly affected by type of technology.
Often the characters must fight to survive
or protect others.

The conflict ends once the threat of
technology is no longer there.

Man vs. Technology

(Character vs. Technology)

Frankenstein

In this type of conflict, the main
character faces an internal
struggle. The character may
struggle to make a decision, or
have emotional/mental
struggles.

Man vs. Self

(Character vs. Their own Mind)

Frozen: Elsa struggles to
accept her powers as a

part of who she is.

Mulan: Mulan struggles
to understand her own

identity.

Multiple Choice

What is conflict?

• the main character in a story

• where and when the story takes place

• the feeling or emotion created by a story

• a struggle or problem that needs to be resolved

Multiple Choice

hat is the main role of conflict in a story?

• It keeps the plot moving and evolving.

• It exposes the protagonist's deepest secrets.

• It is the most difficult part of the story to write.

• It revels the author's opinion of the characters.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of internal conflict?

• Annika's mom was unable to come to her speech due to the snow.

• Jenna and her sister fought over their parents' car.

• Rojel finished his homework early, so he watched some TV.

• Lee couldn't make up his mind whether or not to go to the party.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of character vs. nature?

• Batman fought against the Joker for a long time.

• Hamlet struggled to decide if the ghost was real or sent by the devil.

• Santiago faced the harsh sunlight and storms from his little boat on the sea.

• Atticus Finch went against his town's racist views when he defended Tom Robinson.

Multiple Choice

True or False: Every story has exactly one conflict to resolve.

• True

• False