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Understanding Conflict. 3.3 Analyze interactions between characters in a literary text by focusing on internal and external conflicts. What. is. CONFLICT?. Conflict means tension between characters . A conflict can be. . . . a problem . a struggle . a personal war . - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Understanding Conflict
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3.3 Analyze interactions between characters in a literary text by focusing on internal and external conflicts.
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What is CONFLICT?
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Conflict means tension between characters
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A conflict can be. . .
a struggle
a personal war
a clash of ideas
a problem
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Every conflict needs a resolution
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Without a resolution, bad
thingstend to happen
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There aretwo typesconflict
of
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An external
conflict is a
struggle between
a character and
an outside force
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In The Dark Knight, the Joker
initiatesan external conflict
with Batman
is the “outside
force”
The Joker
that Batman
has to overcome
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In Star Wars, Darth Vaderis the source
external conflict of the
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In movies like28 Days Later
andResident Evil,
zombies are
for the externalresponsibleconflict
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An external conflict is. . .
beyond the character’s control something the character encounters face to facea physical force that keeps the character from achieving his or her goals
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An external conflict is NOT. . .
a simple misunderstanding
that can be
resolvedover a cup of
coffee
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For many characters, an external
conflictis a matter oflife and
death
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Think about the effects of an external conflict
Who do they
What kind of IMPACT do they
have on the story?
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In The Dark Knight, the Joker inflicts death, doom, and destruction on Gotham City—all effects of the external conflict he creates
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In the Harry
Potter series,
Lord Voldemort creates a similar external conflict, whose effects include murder, mayhem, and
genuine fear
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Why is external conflict important?
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Without external conflict,
there is no action
no drama
no tension
no story
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External conflict is
what forces a character
to make tough
decisions
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Without external conflict, the protagonist will always be a static character, without an opportunity
to change, grow, or discover something new about life
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There are FIVE external conflicts
that are popular in fiction and movies
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Man vs. man
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Man vs. society
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Man vs. nature
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Man vs. the
unknown
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Man vs. machin
e
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Now for INTERNAL conflict
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An internal conflict
is a struggle that
takes place in a
character’s mind
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An internal conflict can be. . .
a belief
a need or desire
a personal problem
a fear
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In The Dark Knight, Batman’s internal conflict is his unwillingness to kill the Joker
Another one of Batman’s internal conflicts is that he often makes choices that are dangerous and outside the law
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Internal
are psychological conflictsExternal conflicts are
physical
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An internal conflict is
often the RESULT of
an external conflict
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In The Dark Knight, the Joker triggers one of Batman’s biggest internal conflicts: his refusal to disclose his identity as Bruce Wayne.
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When thinking about a story’s conflict, ask yourself these
questions: What’s at stake for the
protagonist?
What happens if the conflict isn’t
resolved?
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In The Wizard of
Oz, the Wicked Witch is Dorothy’s external conflict.
Dorothy’s internal conflict is that she feels as if she doesn’t belong in the Land of Oz.
Dorothy resolves her conflicts by killing the witch and by learning that
there really is no place like home.
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Little Red Riding Hood’s external conflict is the Big Bad Wolf.
Little Red Riding Hood’s internal conflict is that she has mixed feelings about the Big Bad Wolf.
Little Red Riding Hood resolves her
conflicts by escaping the Big Bad Wolf and
by learning that she shouldn’t talk to
strangers.
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As you read a story. . .
decide what conflicts they face look for steps they take to resolve their conflicts identify the main characters
see if these steps cause other conflicts
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An important idea
related to conflict
is character
motivation
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Motivation is the reason characters behave the way they do—it’s what drives their actions
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To be motivated means to be moved to do something
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There are two types of motivation
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Intrinsic motivation comes from within
It means doing something because it’s fun
Extrinsic motivation comes from outside
It means doing something for an outcome
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There are different factors
that motivate characters
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REVENGE is
what motivates
Two-Face
In The Dark Knight,
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In the movie Scarface, three things motivate Tony Montana:
power, money, and his desire to move
up in the world.
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A sense of justice and a need to help others is what motivates most
superheroes.
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Antagonists like the Joker use fear
and the threat of death or violence
to motivate people.
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Love is a source of motivation for many characters
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allows you
Understandinga character’s motivation
to understand the character
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So what motivates
YOU?