Definitions
Examples
100

An internal conflict in which a character has to make a tough decision

Character vs. Self

100

A character on a boat is lost at sea in a bad storm

Character vs. Nature

200

A character is in conflict with another person in the story

Character vs. Character

200

A character cannot decide whether to help his mother move or go to a party

Character vs. Self

300

A character is in conflict with some kind of natural force or weather

Character vs. Nature

300

Two characters get in an argument that leads to a fist fight

Character vs. Character

400

A character is in conflict with a large group of people or an organization

Character vs. Society

400

A new student in class is being bullied by everyone else in the grade for being different

Character vs. Society