Vocab List 2-B: Conflict
- Conflict: A struggle or problem the character faces.
- Internal Conflict: A struggle a character has within himself/herself/itself.
- Character vs. Self: The protagonist in a story experiences conflict with his/her conscience.
- Example: In The Deathly Hallows, Harry Potter must make the decision whether or not to come back to life to fight Voldemort one last time.
- External Conflict: A struggle a character has between an outside force and himself/herself/itself.
- Character vs. Character: The protagonist in a story experiences conflict with others, especially the antagonist.
- Example: Optimus Prime fights against Sentinel in Transformers.
- Character vs. Society: The protagonist experiences conflict with a group of people as a whole.
- Example: (1) A logging company threatens to pollute the home of the magical characters in the movie Fern Gully: The Last Rainforest. (2) The Capitol threatens The Districts’ residents in The Hunger Games by forcing selected teenagers to fight for their lives each year.
- Character vs. Technology: The protagonist in a story experiences conflict that has been brought about as a result of man’s inventions and advancing technological knowledge.
- Example: In Frankenstein, a scientifically created human must face becoming a destructive monster.
- Character vs. Nature: The protagonist in a story experiences conflict with a storm, animals, or other external force.
- Example: In Twister, the protagonist Bill must survive working as a storm chaser of tornadoes.
Vocab List 2-B: Conflict
- Conflict: A struggle or problem the character faces.
- Internal Conflict: A struggle a character has within himself/herself/itself.
- Character vs. Self: The protagonist in a story experiences conflict with his/her conscience.
- Example: In The Deathly Hallows, Harry Potter must make the decision whether or not to come back to life to fight Voldemort one last time.
- External Conflict: A struggle a character has between an outside force and himself/herself/itself.
- Character vs. Character: The protagonist in a story experiences conflict with others, especially the antagonist.
- Example: Optimus Prime fights against Sentinel in Transformers.
- Character vs. Society: The protagonist experiences conflict with a group of people as a whole.
- Example: (1) A logging company threatens to pollute the home of the magical characters in the movie Fern Gully: The Last Rainforest. (2) The Capitol threatens The Districts’ residents in The Hunger Games by forcing selected teenagers to fight for their lives each year.
- Character vs. Technology: The protagonist in a story experiences conflict that has been brought about as a result of man’s inventions and advancing technological knowledge.
- Example: In Frankenstein, a scientifically created human must face becoming a destructive monster.
- Character vs. Nature: The protagonist in a story experiences conflict with a storm, animals, or other external force.
- Example: In Twister, the protagonist Bill must survive working as a storm chaser of tornadoes.