(IC) Lesson Topic 5: Conflict

Conflict is the struggle between two opposing forces. It is the basis for plot and drives the action of the story. Without conflict, there is no story.

The main examples of conflict include:

• Man vs. Man
• Man vs. Self
• Man vs. Nature

When a character or group struggles against some outer force, (another person, group, or force of nature) this is known as external conflict. Man vs. Man and Man vs. Nature are examples of external conflict.

An internal conflict is when a character struggles against a force within himself (a moral choice, a decision, or a handicap). Man vs. Self is an example of internal conflict.

Determine which of the following examples use Man vs. Man, Man vs. Self, or Man vs. Nature.

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