Conflict, essential to fiction, can be internal, where a character faces a moral dilemma, or external, involving direct opposition between entities. Common types of external conflict include man vs. man, society, nature, time, and the unknown. Each type presents unique challenges for characters as they navigate their narratives.

1. Conflict

2. What is conflict
Conflict is the heart of fiction. It can either be
internal or external. Internal conflict
suggests that the main character is facing a
dilemma or needs to choose between two
options of equal
weight and consequences. External conflict,
being the more common

3. 5 common in conflict
man vs. man
man vs. society
man vs. nature
man vs. time
man vs. the unknown

4. Man vs Man
Man vs. man is a type
of conflict where two
characters are in
direct opposition to
each other

5. Man vs society
The man vs. society conflict
denotes a story in which an
individual (or a small group of
individuals) chooses to or is
forced to fight against their
society or community.

6. Man vs Nature
the protagonist is
hindered by or fighting
against natural forces
like weather, animals, or
climate change

7. Man vs unknown
Man vs. the unknown is an
external conflict caused by
something outside human
understanding, such as aliens,
monsters, or the supernatural.