Monday, October 25, 2010

the different types of conflict

1.1 Person vs. Self
Internal conflict. Not all conflict involves other people. Sometimes people are their own worst enemies. An internal conflict is a good test of a character’s values. Does he give in to temptation or rise above it? Does he demand the most from himself or settle for something less? Does he even bother to struggle? The internal conflicts of a character and how they are resolved are good clues to the character’s inner strength.
1.2 Person vs. Person                                                                                                                             Conflict that pits one person against another
 1.3 Person vs. Society                                                                                                                            The values and customs by which everyone else lives are being challenged. The character may come to an untimely end as a result of his or her own convictions. The character may, on the other hand, bring others around to a sympathetic point of view, or it may be decided that society was right after all.
1.4 Person vs. Nature/Environment (Hurricanes, tornado)                                                                           A run-in with the forces of nature. On the one hand, it expresses the insignificance of a single human life in the cosmic scheme of things. On the other hand, it tests the limits of a person’s strength and will to live.           1.5 Person vs. Supernatural (ghosts, etc.)
This means that a normal human being is versing someone who is not a normal human being like a god or animal (Vampire, Fae, Werewolf,etc)
1.6 Person vs. Machine/Technology
places a character against man-made entities which may possess "artificial intelligence".

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