Vocabulary
The opposing forces interacting in a story...
What is Conflict
When conflict occurs between the main character, and another character (Spongebob vs Squidward).
What is Character vs Character?
The only type of internal conflict.
What is Character vs. Self?
In the series Harry Potter, this character plays the protagonist of the story.
Who is Harry Potter?
The main character in a story
What is protagonist?
When conflict occurs between the main character and nature (Moana vs the Ocean).
What is Character vs Nature?
Character vs self occurs when this happens.
The conflict takes place in the main characters mind and/or heart.
In the movie, the Lion King, Scar plays this role.
Who is the antagonist?
The opposing force in a story.
Who is that antagonist?
What is Character vs Society?
The protagonist and the antagonist are this in an internal conflict.
Who is the main character?
In the book and movie series, the Hunger Games, this person/people are the antagonist.
Who is the government/ Hunger Games / President Snow?
When a conflict occurs within a protagonist.
What is internal conflict?
When conflict occurs between a main character and technology.
What is character vs technology?
In the movie Tangled, this is the source of the Inter Conflict felt by Repunzel when she left the tower.
What is the feeling of letting down her mother figure / being a bad person for lying to her mother figure / getting in trouble?
In the animated series Avatar the Last Airbender, the main character experiences internal conflict when he has to stop the Fire Lord for good, but doesn't want to take his life. Who is the antagonist in this situation?
Who is Aang (main character)?
When conflict is caused by outside forces.
What is external conflict?
In the case of the movie Joker, the Joker plays this role.
Who is the protagonist?
OPEN ENDED QUESTION:
How could having an Internal Conflict impact other conflicts in a story?
Distracting the main character, changing the main character, drains the main character etc.
The original antagonist to the main character in Shrek, and made him feel like he had to be a big and mean being.
What is society?