1 of 14

Slide Notes

DownloadGo Live

Copy of Four Types of Literary Conflict

No Description

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Literary Conflict

The Four Types 

Literary Conflict

  • Person vs. Person
  • Person vs. Nature
  • Person vs. Society 
  • Person vs. Him or Herself 
Photo by Claudio.Ar

Person vs. person

Photo by hitthatswitch

Person vs. person is an external conflict where two individuals with different goals struggle against one another.

Photo by Seeing Unseen

Person vs. Nature

Person vs. nature is an external conflict where someone struggles to survive against the forces of nature.

Photo by Hryck.

Person vs. Society

Photo by VinothChandar

Person vs. society is an external conflict where an individual fights social norms or man-made institutions to achieve her goals.

Photo by RLHyde

Person vs. Him or Herself

Photo by Lotus Carroll

Person vs. him or herself is an internal conflict where a person struggles to make a decision or choose between two different paths.

Photo by johanlb

Examples of Person Vs. Person

  • All Superhero movies
  • The Secret Life of Bees
  • The Incredibles
  • All Inspirational Sports Movies
Photo by Phantom Leap

Examples of Person Vs. nature

  • Cast Away
  • Call of the Wild
  • Life of Pi
  • Apollo 13

Examples of Person Vs. Society

  • The Hunger Games
  • The Little Mermaid 
  • Wall-E
Photo by phxcc

Examples of Person Vs. Herself

  • Frozen 
  • The Secret Life of Walter Mitty 
  • Inside Out (Pixar)