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Internal Conflict

Definition:A struggle that takes place in a character's mind

Internal Conflict is …•NOT visual or tangible

(It can’t be seen or

touched)

•a character dealing with

his or her own mixed

feelings or emotions.

Internal Conflict

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

Type of Internal Conflict

•Man vs. himselfInternal conflict is

referred to as man vs. himself since the struggle is inside one’s head.

Man vs. Himself Examples

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A teen not knowing which

college to attend

• A child wondering whether or

not to tell her mom that she

spilled juice on the carpet

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• Question 1:Internal conflict is NOT:

a. visibleb. difficultc. serious

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• Question 2:An example of Internal Conflict is:

a. Mr. Smith battling the winter coldb. Jacob arguing with his parents about curfewc. Monica trying to decide if she should still be friends with Brittany

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• Question 3: Internal conflict is often referred to as:

a. man vs. manb. man vs. himselfc. man vs. external forces

External Conflict

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

External Conflict •The outside force may be another character, a community, or both.

•The outside force may also be forces of nature.

Types of External Conflicts

• Man vs. Man• Man vs. Nature

Man vs. Man• Can be two characters against each other

• Can be represented by a group of people.

• It does not have to be a physical

confrontation;

• it can be a battle between two ideas.

Man vs. Man Examples

•Batman vs. the Joker

• Two groups of students

arguing over what the prom

decorations should look like

Man vs. Nature

•Nature is defined as anything surrounding a person.

•This can include weather, objects, activities.

•Basically anything external EXCEPT people.

Man vs. Nature Examples

• A gardener vs. a dying garden

• A fisherman vs. a horrible storm

• A two-year-old vs. a locked door

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External Conflict Quiz

• Question 1:Which is NOT an example of external conflict?

a. other charactersb. forces of naturec.decisions

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• Question 2:One subcategory of external conflict is:

a. man vs. manb. man vs. himselfc. man vs. literature

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• Question 3:A man getting stuck in quicksand is an example of:

a. man vs. mudb. man vs. naturec. man vs. supernatural

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• 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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Conflict Quick Review •Internal Conflict •External Conflict

•MAN VS. HIMSELF

•MAN VS. MAN

•MAN VS.Nature

•*not tangible•*other characters

•*any outside force

•*in the mind

•*not just physical altercations

•*anything in surroundings

•*decisions, feelings, emotions

•*opposing ideas

•*weather, objects, activities