Name:
Conflict
Man vs. Self
Person vs. Self
Character vs. Self
(Internal)
Types of Conflict
Description
Character struggles inside
himself with decisions
(conscience)
Period:
Examples
Tell Tale Heart (Poe) –
murderer cannot keep his
secret
*All other types of conflict below are external.*
Man vs. Man
Person vs. Person
Character vs. Character
Character has a problem with
one or more other characters
(mental or physical)
Dorothy vs. the Wicked Witch
of the West
Man vs. Nature
Person vs. Nature
Character vs. Nature
Character has problem with
Hatchet – boy lost in the
blizzard, avalanche, flood, etc. wilderness alone after plane
crash
Man vs. Society
Person vs. Society
Character vs. Society
Character has a problem with Charlotte’s Web- society
school, law, or tradition; rules raises pigs for food
or laws that govern the society
in which he/she lives
The Lorax
Man vs. Technology
Person vs. Technology
Character vs. Technology
Character battles some type
of technology
Frankenstein
Man vs. Supernatural
Person vs. Supernatural
Character vs. Supernatural
Character battles things with
power (god, ghost, alien,
monster, superhero, etc.)
Ghostbusters
Man vs. Fate
Person vs. Fate
Character vs. Fate
Character has to battle what
seems to be an uncontrollable
problem (fate, destiny, etc.)
The Fault in Our Stars