Conflict Review Sheet PDF

Ms. Morales ELA TASC PREP Conflict Review Sheet Person Versus Person In this type of conflict, the main character clashes with another person. It doesn’t always have to be a person. They coul...

Ms. Morales ELA TASC PREP Conflict Review Sheet Person Versus Person In this type of conflict, the main character clashes with another person. It doesn’t always have to be a person. They could be animals for instance. I guess it’s just easier to say person instead of entity. Example: Lopez fights Burns to eat the last booger. Person Versus Self When a story has a person vs. self conflict, the main character battles him or herself. He or she may lack confidence or ability. He or she may have to make a difficult choice. Or he or she may have to address a personal problem. The key here is that the battle occurs within the character, though it may involve and affect other characters. Example: Doctor caught his friend Brighten stealing from his bucket. Now Doctor must choose between having a conversation with Brighten or beating him up. Person Versus Society With this type of conflict, the main character challenges a law, tradition, or institution. The main character or characters may battle against the forces that represent these institutions. Example: Burns refuses to complete the traditional holiday packet in protest to having to do work over the school break. Lopez and Doctor support his idea and try to follow suit, but the educational staff and TASC committee angrily rejects the protest. Now Burns, Doctor and Lopez will not be taking the TASC exam. Person Versus Nature When a story has a person vs. nature conflict, the main character fights to endure or overcome forces of nature. He or she may struggle to survive harsh elements, navigate through a disaster, or meet his or her basic needs. Stories with this type of conflict may occur in the wilderness often, but they can occur in urban settings too. Example: Lopez and Brighten are out at sea on a small fishing boat when a large storm hits. After their boat flips over and sinks during the storm, Lopez and Brighten struggle to make it back to the shore. Just when they think that things can’t get any worse, they see a shark fin circling them.