1. Conflict
• A conflict is a struggle between opposing
forces.
• There are two main kinds of conflict in
stories: external and internal.

2. Internal Conflict
– Inner conflict occurs when one is confronted
with a problem that presents difficult choices.
One must make a decision one way or another.
– Think about the events in your life and try to
recall a time when you experienced an inner
conflict.
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What was the problem?
You had to choose between what two difficult choices?
_______________ or _______________
What decision did you make?
What happened as a result of your decision?

3. External Conflict
• occurs when one faces someone else or
some situation that is working against one's
own desires or goals.
– What do you want?
– What is working against you? What stands in the
way between you and your goal?

4. Conflict
• How do you think that conflict contributes
to the main idea?
• Give specific examples of conflict that
have occurred in the story so far.