THE TYPES OF

CONFLICT

CONFLICT

• This is a problem that the characters of a story are trying to overcome.

SIX TYPES OF CONFLICTS

PERSON VS PERSON

PERSON VS FATE

PERSON VS NATURE

PERSON VSSOCIETY

PERSON VSHIM/HERSELF PERSON VS

TECHNOLOGY

PERSON VS PERSON

A conflict between two or more characters.

Example: Viking Jon and Viking Bob argued about who would take Petunia to the dance.

PERSON VS SELF A conflict occurring between a character and

him/herself.

Example: Bruce Banner fought as hard as he could to keep from turning into the Incredible Hulk, but it was no use.

Example: The manthought and thoughtuntil is brain hurt.Why couldn’t heremember his lockercombination?

PERSON VS NATURE

A conflict between a character and nature.

Example: The hurricane tore acrossthe small town causing incredible damage.

PERSON VS SOCIETY

A conflict between a character and the rest of society.

Example: Les tried to explain his innocence, but no one listened.

PERSON VS FATE

No matter howmuch I fight it…this is my fate!

A conflict between the main character and something that is “meant to be.” (PERSON VS FATE conflicts can often be found in Greek mythology.)

I’m tired of fighting crime day afterday! But how can I let innocent

people be harmed?

Example: Spider-man was tired of fighting crime, but he knew he had no choice but to use his powers for good.

PERSON VS TECHNOLOGY

A conflict between the main character and some form of technology

Example: The man and the robot boxed for an hour straight!