Literary Conflict

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Literary Conflict

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Literary Conflict . External External Conflict takes place outside of the character’s body. Internal Internal Conflict takes place inside of the character’s body/mind. External vs. Internal. External . There are three types of external conflict. External. Person vs. Person - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Literary Conflict

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External vs. Internal

ExternalExternal Conflict takes place outside of the character’s body

InternalInternal Conflict takes place inside of the character’s body/mind

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External

There are three types of external conflict

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External

Person vs. PersonThe most straightforward type of conflict places

the protagonist directly against another character with apparently opposing views.

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External

Person vs. NatureThis type of conflict places a story's main

character or characters against a natural force such as a flood, predatory animal, or disease

epidemic.

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External

Person Vs. SocietyIn many stories, the protagonist battles the government or culture. They fight against

rules that are supposed to be followed.

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Internal

There is one type of internal conflict

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InternalPerson vs. Self

Some literary conflicts take the form of a character struggling to overcome fear,

emotional damage or other personal issues.

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Practice

Decide what type of conflict is being illustrated in the

following pictures

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1. Person vs. ?Person NatureSociety Self

Nature

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Self

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Person

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Society

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Self

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Nature

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Society

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Person

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Practice

Now that you have mastered pictures, let’s try some text!

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“If the ship had only proceeded more slowly. If it had only taken the Southerly route, avoiding the icebergs. If only the watchman had a pair of binoculars.”

(news story about the Titanic)

Nature

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Charles decided to break all the rules the day he decided to steal that car. He was immediately arrested and sent to jail to await his trial. He should have known better than to mess with the “rules.”

Society

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“I don’t care who you talk to!” screamed Sarah to West. “I just wish I had

never met you!”

Person

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After lowering himself into the damp and dark cave Tom began to blame himself for

not having replaced his flashlight batteries. Tom’s terror slowly began to take over as the light around him grew

dimmer and dimmer and dimmer.

Self

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After the light in the cave was completely gone Tom began to

stumble through the cave blindly cutting his hands on what

appeared to be sharp rocks.

Nature

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Tom found a dry spot to sit down in the dark and began to obsess over an argument he had had earlier in the day with his mother in which he had said, “I hope I never see

you again!”

Person

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Tom’s mother was upset that he wanted to skip going to college in order to go spelunking in

all of the world’s greatest caves before he turned thirty. His mother believed all young

people should go to college to “better themselves”. Tom didn’t understand the big deal, he didn’t really believe in structured

“learning” anyway.

Society