By the end of this lesson, you will be able to: identify CONFLICT as it appears in literature....
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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
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 into one of four
subcategories.
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Main Menu Internal Conflict External Conflict Review (complete
above sections first) Review
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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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In Internal Conflict... A character may have to decide between
right and wrong or between two solutions to a problem. A character
may be wrestling with a moral dilemma or suffering from guilt
because of a bad decision
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Internal Conflict Subcategory Man v. Himself Internal conflict
is often referred to as Man v. Himself because the struggle is from
within.
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Man v. Himself Examples Oskar Schindler in Schindlers
Listwrestled with his decisions to aid the Jewish people in Nazi
Germany. Rainsford vs. his fear of being killed. The character of
Juno in the movie Juno. Juno had an inward struggle over whether
she would keep her baby or put it up for adoption.
RIGHT!! GOOD JOB! KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK! Question #2 Question
#3 Main Menu
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Internal Conflict Quiz Question 2: An example of Internal
Conflict is: a. Rainsford and his own fear b. Tom Hanks' character
v. the island in "Castaway c. Batman v. The Joker
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Internal Conflict Quiz Question 3: Internal conflict is often
referred to as: a.man vs. manman vs. man b.man vs. himselfman vs.
himself c.man vs. external forcesman 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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In External Conflict . Characters may face several types of
outside forces The outside force may be another character. It may
be 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 Conflict Subcategories Man v. Man Man v. Nature Man v.
Society
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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 Roadrunner v. Coyote Batman v. The Joker
Rainsford vs. General Zaroff
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Man vs. Nature Nature could be called environment--it is
defined as anything surrounding a person. This can include weather,
objects, activities. Basically anything external EXCEPT
people.
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Man vs. Nature Examples Tom Hanks in Castaway the Firemen in
Backdraft Rainsford v. the Jungle
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Man v. Society Society refers to a larger entity in conflict
with the character Examples of societal conflict include religious,
ethnic and politcal groups Can involve oppression, civil
disobedience, or war
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Man v. Society Examples Rosa Parks--the black woman who refused
to move to the back of the bus during the civil rights movement.
Timothy McVeigh-Oklahoma City Bombing Equality 7-2521 in
Anthem
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Now youre ready to take a quiz. External Conflict
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External Conflict Quiz Question 1: Which is NOT an example of
external conflict? a.other charactersother characters b.forces of
natureforces of nature c. decisionsdecisions
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Question #4 Main Menu
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Beginning
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External Conflict Quiz Question 2: One subcategory of external
conflict is: a.man vs. manman vs. man b.man vs. himselfman vs.
himself c.man vs. literatureman vs. literature
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External Conflict Quiz Question 3: Rainsford being stuck in
quicksand is an example of: a.Man v. ManMan v. Man b.Man v.
NatureMan v. Nature c.Man v. HimselfMan v. Himself
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External Conflict Quiz Question 4: A conflict can be
categorized as Man vs. Society when: a.there is a physical
confrontation.there is a physical confrontation. b. a character is
struggling with religiousa character is struggling with religious
discrimination c. the protagonist struggles with a moral dilemmathe
protagonist struggles with a moral dilemma
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Conflict Quick Review Internal Conflict External Conflict MAN
v. HIMSELF MAN v. MAN MAN v. NATURE SOCIETY not tangibleother
characters any outside ethnic group or force government in the mind
not just physical confrontation anything in physical or emotional
surroundings oppression decisions, feelings, emotions Opposing
ideas weather, character at odds objects, with larger entity
activities
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Beginning Now what?
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