types of literary conflict Without conflict, there is no story: no TV shows, movies, radio dramas, comics, novels… and life would be boring. The storyline happens due to the conflict. Conflict is introduced in the rising action. Change happens at the turning point. Conflict is faced head-on during the climax. Conflict begins to work itself out during the falling action. Conflict is resolved during the resolution.

1. TYPES OF
LITERARY
CONFLICT
Ma. Angeline D. Aragoncillo
BSMT2C, Humanities 13,
June 14, 2015
Mr. Jamie Cabrera
Centro Escolar University,
Philippines
A literary device would be
boring and dull without
these seven literary
conflicts.
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What goes
around
comes
back
around.

2. Why is CONFLICT important?
 Without conflict, there is no story: no TV
shows, movies, radio dramas, comics,
novels… and life would be boring.
 The storyline happens due to the conflict.
 Conflict is introduced in the rising action.
 Change happens at the turning point.
 Conflict is faced head-on during the climax.
 Conflict begins to work itself out during the
falling action.
 Conflict is resolved during the resolution.
 This homework is worth 10 quizzes. Each quiz
is numbered.

3. 1. INTERNAL
CONFLICT
There is only one type of
internal conflict.

4. MAN vs. SELF
 The character(s) struggle happens in their own
mind(s).
 This may be a choice between right and wrong, or
related overcoming emotions or mixed feelings.
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5. 2. EXTERNAL
CONFLICT
There are six types of
external conflict.

6. MAN vs. MAN
 A character struggles with another character.
 Protagonist vs. Antagonist
The Good One The Bad One The Struggle
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of conflict. The
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7. MAN vs. NATURE
A character struggles with a force of nature such as natural
disaster, desolation, animal, or any natural element (also
called Man VS Environment). This can be a struggle for
control, or for survival.
Human Nature The Struggle
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8. MAN vs. SOCIETY
 In this conflict, a character or a group of characters fight against a
society or large organization or group.
 The character fights against social traditions, rules, values, beliefs, or
ways of doing something.
 This can be used to comment on positive or negative aspects of real
society (satire)
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9. MAN vs. SUPERNATURAL
The character(s) struggle against God, gods, ghosts, monsters,
spirits, aliens, fairies, magical or supernatural beings.
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The Supernatural Our Conflict The Result
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10. MAN vs. FATE
The character struggles against coincidence,
happenstance, luck, or destiny .
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11. MAN vs. TOOLS
The character struggles against simple or complex tools,
basic or advanced technology, or inventions.
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of conflict. The
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of conflict. The
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12. 3. CONFLICT:
Brain Practice
Ma. Angeline D. Aragoncillo
BSMT2C, Humanities 13
June 14, 2015
Mr. Jaime Cabrera
Centro Escolar University,
Philippines
I personalize my learning
about the types of literary
conflict by completing this
three-part activity.
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13. New concepts learned
 There are different types of conflicts a
certain character in a story may face and
this makes the story exciting and won’t
make the readers/audiences feel boring.
NEW INPUTS
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14. This reminds me of…
 Myself in a situation where I find myself as
the one who can’t experience just only a
kind of conflict. Never thought that there
could be more of conflicts a person might
face all through his/her life.
CONNECTIONS
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15. Usefulness in real situations
 We may know how we can solve a
certain conflict in our lives because we
know already what kind of opponent we
are dealing with.
APPLICATIONS
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Note: Tests can include ideas from these sources: [Reference1]
[Reference 2]

16. http://www.storyboardthat.com/articles/education/types-of-literary-conflict
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HOMEWORK ALERT
You will be assigned a story from the textbook.
You will create a story board online.
See the examples at:
The story assignments will be announced in the
very near future.
Prepare yourself. Know the different types of
conflicts.