The document is a conflict chart analyzing the various conflicts faced by characters in the Twilight Zone episode "Monsters are Due on Maple Street". It identifies five types of conflicts - character vs self, character vs nature, character vs society, character vs character, and character vs technology/supernatural. For each type of conflict, it lists examples from the episode of specific characters dealing with those conflicts.

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“Monsters are Due on Maple Street”
Conflict Chart KEY
Character vs.
Self
1. Tommy is afraid
to tell what he
thinks.
2. Charlie feels
guilty for killing
Pete.
3. Steve tries to
maintain composure
and control the
crowd without
incriminating
himself.
Character vs. Nature
1. Charlie cannot see in
the dark.
2. Goodman suffers
from insomnia.
3. Pete loses a lot of
blood (and probably
dies).
Character vs. Society
1. The mob interrogates
Les Goodman.
2. The mob blames
Tommy.
3. The mob blames
Steve.
Conflicts are problems or
struggles a character deals
with in a story. A novel has
one main conflict and several
smaller conflicts.
Character vs. Character
1. Charlie blames
Tommy.
2. Don yells at Les
Goodman, incriminating
him.
3. Charlie accuses
Steve.
Character vs. Technology
1. The car will not start.
2. The power goes off.
3. The phones will not
work.
Character vs.
Supernatural
1. Charlie shoots what he
thinks is a monster.
2. The aliens are
manipulating “man”.
3. Goodman’s lights and
car keep going on and
off.
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