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Types of Conflict

There are several types of conflicts that can occur in stories: 1) Person vs. Person conflict involves a protagonist opposing an antagonist or challenger. 2) Person vs. Nature conflict involves a character opposing forces of nature. 3) Person vs. Society conflict involves a character opposing traditions, institutions, laws or other societal constructs.

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Types of Conflict

There are several types of conflicts that can occur in stories: 1) Person vs. Person conflict involves a protagonist opposing an antagonist or challenger. 2) Person vs. Nature conflict involves a character opposing forces of nature. 3) Person vs. Society conflict involves a character opposing traditions, institutions, laws or other societal constructs.

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Types of Conflict

By: Cesar Garcia


Also called man vs. man and
Person vs. protagonist vs. antagonist, this is the
most common type of external
Person conflict. It is clear and universally
understood as a good vs. evil story
in which an unambiguous challenger
opposes the main character.
This type of conflict counters a
Person vs. character against some force of

Nature nature, such as an animal or


the weather.
When a novel sets a
Person vs.
character against a tradition,
Society an institution, a law, or
some other societal
construct, it is a Person vs.
Society story.
When science moves
Person vs.
beyond human control,
Technology conflicts of Person vs.
Technology develop. Stories
in this conflict type include:
Vampires, werewolves,
Person vs. aliens, and ghosts – any
typically unbelievable,
supernatural, or inexplicable
Supernatural phenomena
A character battling inner
Person vs. demons, one who has an
inner moral conflict (think
Self Hamlet), or is simply
striving to become a better
person is in a Person vs.
Self conflict.
This is an ambiguous
Person vs. conflict type. Sometimes
aspects of it get split up
Destiny and parsed out among
the other categories.

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