SOL 6th READING Concept terminology 2

The only thing keeping the protagonist from reaching his/her goal(s) is themselves—something they don’t know or a decision they have to make

• Man Vs. Self

• Man vs. Man

• Man vs Nature

• Man vs Technology

The problem(s) that keep a character from reaching his/her goals

• Conflict

• Man vs Nature

• Man vs Society

• Climax

The problem/conflict is a decision or lack of knowledge that keeps that character from reaching their goal(s)

• Man vs. Nature

• Man vs Society

• Internal Conflict

• External Conflict

One character struggles against some kind of machine (a computer, a lawnmower, a car, etc.)

• Man vs Man

• Man vs Society

• External Conflict

• Man vs Technology

One character (the antagonist) keeps another character (the protagonist) from reaching their goal(s)

• Man vs Nature

• Man vs Technology

• Man vs Man

• Genre

The problem/conflict is a physical obstacle that keeps the character(s) from reaching their goal(s)

• Man vs Supernatural

• Man vs Society

• External Conflict

• Indirect Object

 One character struggles to survive a force of nature (like a tornado, the wilderness, a hurricane, etc.)

• Man vs Supernatural

• Man vs. Man

• Man vs Society

• Man vs Nature

One character struggles against a group of people OR against the rules set by a governing body

• Man vs Society

• Internal Conflict

• Conflict

• Direct object

One person struggles against a supernatural being or act (like a ghost, a haunted house, a witch’s spell, etc.)

• Man vs Man

• Man vs nature

• Man vs Supernatural

• Man vs Society

It's Bobbie's 6^th grade year and she wants to graduate more than anything else. Unfortunately she's been playing in her reading class and now she's backed into a corner. She has to get a perfect score on the final exam or she won't graduate. With the help of a foreign exchange student whom she calls Beans, Bobbie studies harder than ever before. Will it be enough?

• Man vs Self

• Man vs Man

• Man vs society

• Man vs fun