Mrs. Melissa Rector

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Conflict in Literature

• Mrs. Melissa Rector
• English 9
• October 21, 2002

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By the end of this lesson, you will be able to

• identify Conflict as it appears in literature.
• distinguish between Internal and External
  conflict.
• place conflict in one of three subcategories.

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Main Menu

• Internal Conflict
• External Conflict
• Review (complete above sections first)

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Internal Conflict

• Definition
• A struggle that takes place in a character's
  mind is called internal conflict.

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Internal Conflict is

• NOT a visual or tangible opposition.
• a character dealing with his or her own mixed
  feelings or emotions.

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Example of Internal Conflict

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

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Internal ConflictSubcategory

• Man vs. himself
• Internal conflict is often referred to as man vs.
  himself since the struggle is inside ones head.

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Man vs. Himself Examples

• Madame Loisel vs. her worry of losing the
  necklace
• Rainsford vs. his fear of being killed
• Fortunato vs. his drunkeness

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Quiz Time

• Now youre ready to take a quiz!

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Internal Conflict Quiz

• Question 1
• Internal conflict is NOT
• a. visible
• b. difficult
• c. serious

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RIGHT!!

• GOOD JOB!
• KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!

Question 2
Question 3
Main Menu
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Wrong

• Go back and review!

Back To Beginning
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Internal Conflict Quiz

• Question 2
• An example of Internal Conflict is
• a. Rainsford vs. General Zaroff
• b. Madame Loisel vs. her husband
• c. Fortunato vs. his drunkeness

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Internal Conflict Quiz

• Question 3
• Internal conflict is often referred to as
• a. man vs. man
• b. man vs. himself
• c. man vs. external forces

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External Conflict

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

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Example of External Conflict

• Characters may face several types of outside
  forces.
• The outside force may be another character. It
  may be the character and the community.
• The outside force may also be forces of nature.
  For example, a story might be the main character
  struggling against the arctic cold.

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External ConflictSubcategories

• Man vs. Man
• Man vs. Environment

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Man vs. Man

• This is mostly seen in the form of two characters
  against each other.
• It can also be represented by a group of people.
  
• It does not have to be a physical confrontation
  it can be a battle between two ideas.

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Man vs. Man Examples

• Rainsford vs. General Zaroff
• Fortunato vs. Montrosser
• Frank and Patricia vs. the Nuns

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Man vs. Environment

• Environment is defined as anything surrounding a
  person.
• This can include weather, objects, activities.
• Basically anything external EXCEPT people.

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Man vs. Environment Examples

• Lizzy vs. the Marigolds
• Crew of the Satori vs. the Storm
• Frank and Patricia vs. the wall

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External Conflict

• Now youre ready to take a quiz!

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External Conflict Quiz

• Question 1
• Which is NOT an example of external conflict?
• a. other characters
• b. forces of nature
• c. decisions

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RIGHT!

• KEEP GOING!
• YOURE DOING GREAT!

Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Main Menu
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Sorry. Try Again.

• Back up and review.

Back to the Beginning
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External Conflict Quiz

• Question 2
• One subcategory of external conflict is
• a. man vs. man
• b. man vs. himself
• c. man vs. literature

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External Conflict Quiz

• Question 3
• Rainsford being stuck in quicksand is an example
  of
• a. man vs. mud
• b. man vs. environment
• c. man vs. supernatural

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External Conflict Quiz

• 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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ConflictQuick Review
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CONGRATULATIONS

• You have completed this lesson!

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Credits
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Credits

• Content The Language of Literature, 9th grade
  edition McDougal-Littell 2001
• Graphics Microsoft Clip Art Gallery
• Sound Microsoft Office Sound Gallery

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