Loudoun County Public Schools



TYPEVISUALDEFINITIONEXAMPLEPerson vs.SelfAn INTERNAL conflict that involves the strugglebetween the character and his/her conscience.A woman is tempted to steal money from her employer inorder to feed her family.A man tries to decide whether to stay with his family or moveto another state to take a better paying job.A teenager is torn betweenditching school with her friends and staying to take a test in a class she is failing.Person vs.NatureAn EXTERNAL conflict that involves a strugglebetween the character and the elements of nature that are beyondhis/her control.A family is stranded in a snowstorm.A woman is unable to function because of illness or condition.A man is stalked by a wildanimal in the forest.TYPEVISUALDEFINITIONEXAMPLEPerson vs.PersonAn EXTERNAL conflict that involves a struggle,mental or physical, between two characters in the story.A husband and wife disagree about how their money shouldbe spent.Two little boys get into a fistfight.A boss fires an employee.Person vs. SocietyAn EXTERNAL conflict that involves the struggle between a character andthe rules or laws that govern the society in which he/she lives.A woman is in a hurry and runs a red light.A teenager breaks the curfewset by his parents.A man stands up for what he believes is right, even thoughalmost everyone else disagrees with him.TYPEVISUALDEFINITIONEXAMPLEPerson vs.Supernatural6858018732500An EXTERNAL conflict that involves a struggle between a character and a phenomena that cannot be explained by natural laws: spirits, gods, monsters, fate, time, giants. A person confronts a spirit or ghost. A zombie just rang your door bell.A person is trying to kill a vampire.Zeus accuses you of stealing his lightning bolt. Person vs. Technology19240532512000An EXTERNAL conflict that involves the struggle between a character andsomething that is man-made: computer, robot, cell phone, machinery.A teenager is trying to get home after the school dance, but his car won’t start.A teenager is meeting friends at the mall, but she can’t connect with them because her cell phone isn’t charged.A man buys a robot vacuum for his home. The vacuum tries to eat his cat. ................
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