Types of Character Conflict

What is conflict?

• Two characters getting along.
• A struggle between two opposing forces.
• The climax in a story.
• Part of the resolution.

What is an example of an INTERNAL conflict?

• character vs. character
• character vs. society
• character vs. nature
• character vs. self

• character  vs. character
• character vs. society
• character vs. nature
• character vs. self

character vs.character is ...

•  a character in conflict with society 
• Internal/mental conflict 
•  Two or more characters in conflict  
• Environmental conflict such as a hurricane  

• character vs. society
• character vs. nature
• character vs. character
• character vs. self

A plane crashed on an island in the middle of the ocean.  Chuck had to survive ... all on his own!

• character vs. self
• character vs. character
• character vs. nature
• character vs. society

He wants to ask someone to the dance but he's too scared.

• character vs. character
• character vs. self
• character vs. nature
• character vs. society

• Man vs Man
• Man vs Nature
• Man vs Society
• Man vs Self

• Man vs Man
• Man vs Nature
• Man vs Society
• Man vs Self

Alex can't stay awake in class because she stays up all night on her phone.  She can't bring herself to turn off the phone.

• individual vs. nature
• individual vs. individual
• individual vs. society
• individual vs. technology