TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD CHAPTERS 13-15 CONFLICT WORKSHEET



TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD PART II CONFLICT WORKSHEET

• All fiction has CONFLICT at its root. Conflict is the clash between opposing forces. Conflict may be either INTERNAL or EXTERNAL.

• When characters struggle against some force within themselves, the conflict is internal. Examples of internal conflicts include resolving a moral problem or overcoming a fear. If the force against which characters struggle is outside themselves, the conflict is external. External conflicts may be with other people, nature, fate or deities, or society. Conflict makes the plot interesting and the characters believable. Moreover, in To Kill a Mockingbird, Lee uses conflict to establish the theme of her novel.

DIRECTIONS

Each of the following statements summarizes a conflict in Part II. In some cases, more than one conflict might be present.

1. Identify the two people OR forces involved.

2. Then label the conflict as internal, external, or both.

EXAMPLE

When Francis Hancock calls Atticus a “n*****-lover,” Scout hits him.

a. People or forces in conflict: Francis vs. Scout

b. Type of conflict: external

1. The crowd outside the Finch house grows angry when Atticus says he means to let the truth be heard at Tom’s trial – a truth they already know.

a. People or forces in conflict:

b. Type of conflict:

2. The night before Tom’s trial, Jem sneaks out of the house to follow Atticus, though he worries that Atticus will disapprove.

a. People or forces in conflict:

b. Type of conflict:

3. Atticus becomes frightened when the children suddenly appear in front of the Old Sarum crowd at the jail.

a. People or forces in conflict:

b. Type of conflict:

4. Jem refuses to obey Atticus and take Dill and Scout home.

a. People or forces in conflict:

b. Type of conflict:

5. Scout suddenly feels embarrassed when she realizes that everyone in the crowd in front of the jail is staring at her.

a. People or forces in conflict:

b. Type of conflict:

6. Dolphus Raymond pretends to be a drunk so that the people of Maycomb will criticize his drunkness rather than is chosen way of life.

a. People or forces in conflict:

b. Type of conflict:

7. Mayella becomes confused on the stand when Atticus questions her about whether or not Tom Robinson had beaten her about the face.

a. People or forces in conflict:

b. Type of conflict:

8. Dill feels physically ill after watching Mr. Gilmer question Tom Robinson.

a. People or forces in conflict:

b. Type of conflict:

9. After Tom’s death, Bob Ewell makes threats against Atticus and Judge Taylor.

a. People or forces in conflict:

b. Type of conflict:

10. Scout doesn’t understand how Miss Gates can be critical of Hitler and not of her own poor behavior.

a. People or forces in conflict:

b. Type of conflict:

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