1、Conflict Definition of Conflict Conflict and Plot Types of Conflict Conflict:an ongoing struggle between opposing forces,which often revolves around the protagonist and other characters.A rough division is to group them either as internal or external.It is a struggle that protagonist experiences psy
2、chologically as he/she strives towards some aim.Do you have a story that has internal conflicts?What are the conflicts?It comes from the outside and the major problem for the central character is often to overcome a human enemy or some social bigotry.Retell a novel,a short story or a drama that you
3、have read,and describe the external conflicts in that story.Plot:a series of events that are manipulated by the author to present the happenings in a story.Five Elements:ExpositionRising ActionClimaxFalling ActionResolution Conflicts:the core of plot They create necessity for characters actions and
4、push the plot towards the climax and resolution.They also point to the source of the question“why it happens in this way?”Example:Everyday Use by Alice Walker Four major types:Person vs.Nature Person vs.Society Person vs.Person Person vs.Self 1.Person vs.Nature:the most traditional and the most popu
5、lar.A.Hero/heroine vs.Natural difficulties Examples:Moby Dick by Herman Melville B.Person vs.Supernatural powers Examples:The Lord of Rings series 2.Person vs.Society:tension between the individuals and the society.The protagonist confronts the social group or a popular belief that he disagrees with.Examples:To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 3.Person vs.Person:classical type Protagonist vs.Antagonist Examples:Tom Jones by Henry Fielding(Tom vs.Blifil)4.Person vs.Self:internal struggle Protagonist vs.Own desires Examples:Hamlet by William Shakespeare(Hamlet)The End
