The document discusses different types of conflict that can occur in literature. It describes conflict as a struggle between opposing forces, either external or internal to a character. Some examples of conflict mentioned include character vs. character, character vs. self, character/group vs. society, and character/group vs. nature. Conflict is seen as integral to life and helps drive the plot and keep readers engaged in a story. A story's conflict can evolve over time and even result in an unexpected blessing.

1. Conflict in Literature Avatar Karen S Wright

3. Conflict creates doubt about the outcome.

6. Literature is like a mirror and reflects life.

7. Conflict pulls us into a story to hold our interest.

10. An unsettled disagreement.

11. Unresolved issues between two people

12. Passive aggressiveness

14. Internal Conflict Sometimes conflict with self will result in a broken or wounded character.

15. Character vs. Society A conflict that pits a character against society or a dominant group with a different agenda or values.

16. Group vs. Society One group of people have conflict with another. Homeland security.

17. Character vs. Ideology Greg Mortenson faces opposition in building schools in Taliban territory.

18. Group vs. Group Terrifying images…the heartbeat of gripping events.

19. Character/Group vs. Nature Nature can be a “nurse” or a “curse”. Hurricane Katrina “If I am going to be drowned. . .[why] was I allowed to come thus far and contemplate sand and trees?” The Open Boat

22. “Maybe you should give him his dignity.” E.T. E.T.

23. Can such a man, so desperate, still boast he can save his life from the flashing bolts of god?" Oedipus Rex Sophocles

24. Conflict “I exhort you also to take part in the great combat, which is the great combat of life,…greater than any other earthly conflict.” Plato