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Unraveling Conflicts: Essential Elements in Storytelling

Learn about the central conflicts in narratives - internal, external, man vs. self, man vs. man, man vs. nature, man vs. society, and man vs. fate. Explore how these conflicts drive character development and plot progression. Discover how characters grapple with morality, fate, desire, belief, societal norms, and personal destinies.

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Unraveling Conflicts: Essential Elements in Storytelling

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  1. CONFLICTS

  2. Conflicts • The central issue that makes a story move along • Novel: multiple conflicts • Short story: one conflict (usually) • Internal: inside character’s mind • External: man versus something besides himself

  3. Man Vs. Self • INTERNAL • Central to character, must be resolved by character alone • Struggle with one of following: • Morality • Fate • Desire • Belief DISNEY EXAMPLE: Should Ariel (Little Mermaid) leave her world for a man? Is it worth it?

  4. Man Vs. Man • EXTERNAL • Character struggles against another character • Moral, religious, social • Conflict can be emotional, verbal, or physical DISNEY EXAMPLE: Woody vs. Buzz Lightyear; Peter Pan vs. Captain Hook

  5. Man Vs. Nature • EXTERNAL • Man finds himself at odds with force of nature • Struck by lightening • Capsized boat • Hypothermia MOVIE EXAMPLE: Castaway; Into the Wild; Mogli in The Jungle Book?

  6. Man Vs. Society • EXTERNAL • Man struggles against values of culture/government • Battle vs. evil, oppressive culture • Society = antagonist (a character in itself!) DISNEY EXAMPLE: Brave (Merida doesn’t want to be a princess); Happy Feet (can’t sing, but can dance)

  7. Man Vs. Fate • EXTERNAL • Character is compelled to follow an unknown destiny • Creates internal conflict (man vs. self) MOVIE EXAMPLE: Harry Potter as the chosen one. The Matrix (Neo). Any movie with a “prophecy.”

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