Internal and External Conflict
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Objective
I can define internal and external conflict and give examples from literature.
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Key concepts
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Stories need conflict, which is a struggle between opposing forces, to be interesting.
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Internal conflict is when a character struggles with themselves, while external conflict is when a character struggles with something outside of themselves.
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Examples of external conflict include person vs. person, person vs. nature, and person vs. society.
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Practice
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Which of the following best describes internal conflict in literature?
Which type of external conflict is demonstrated when a character is battling against an inescapable destiny?
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“Explain the difference between internal and external conflict in literature. Give one example of each from the video.”
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