conflict: the different kinds
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Man vs. Man Man vs. Society Man vs. Nature Man vs. Self. Conflict: The Different Kinds. Man vs. Man occurs when a character (man or woman!) has an argument, disagreement, or other kind of “argument” with another character. Who can give me an example?. Man vs. Man. Man vs. Society. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Conflict: The Different Kinds
Man vs. Man
Man vs. Society
Man vs. Nature
Man vs. Self
Man vs. Man
Man vs. Man occurs when a character (man or
woman!) has an argument, disagreement, or other
kind of “argument” with another character.
Who can give me an example?
Man vs. Society
The conflict between Man and Society occurs
when a character disagrees with societal
values,
laws, or beliefs.
Who wants to give me an example of this kind of
conflict?
Man vs. Nature
A conflict of Man vs. Nature occurs when a
character has a problem with outside forces:
weather, animals, land, etc.
Who can think of an example besides the
television show “Man vs. Wild?”
Man vs. SelfMan vs. self occurs
when a character develops an internal struggle between his thoughts and ideas. This can be a result of the other conflicts mentioned.
Can anyone think of a good example of this kind of conflict?
Conflict in your own life Think of a time when you
have struggled with another person, with society, with nature, or with yourself.
Write it down and think about how you resolved these problems
PAIR Find a partner nearby
and share your conflict and method of resolution with your partner.
What are similar about your conflicts? Different?
How do you think that conflict relates to an interesting story?
SHARE Take your group and
combine with another group. Identify Man vs Man, Society, Nature, and Self and compare answers about how conflict is related to making stories interesting.
WRITE
Write a paragraph (at least five sentences) about how you think
different kinds of conflict make a story interesting or uninteresting.