Literary conflicts and non-

violent solution
Conflict
literary device characterized by a
struggle between opposing forces.
Categories of
conflicts
Internal Conflict
character struggles with his own opposing
desires or beliefs.

External Conflicts
set a character against something or someone
beyond their control.
Types of literary conflict
Man vs Self
conflict within the character’s mind.

Man vs Man
one character’s need or wants are at odds
with another’s.
Man vs Nature
character is set in opposition to the weather, the
wilderness, or disaster.

Man vs Supernatural
putting characters against phenomena like
ghosts, gods, or monsters.
Man vs. Technology
character is facing machines or technology and
must prevail against it.

Man vs Society
character is placed on opposition with society ,
government, cultural tradition, or societal norm.
 Conflicts are inevitable

No matter how we try to avoid making one or being in

one .
Practice patience

Peaceful or non-violent way

Read and analyze the following lines taken from
literary pieces. Identify the type of conflict
revealed in each statement.

1. The ship sank. It made a sound like a

monstrous metallic burp. Things bubbled at the
surface and then vanished.
2. “You are an idiot! Can you stay out of my
sight?”

3. “ I certainly am. I do my best to love

everybody. It’s never an insult to be called what
somebody thinks is bad name. it just show you
how poor that person is, it doesn’t hurt you. So
don’t let Mrs. Dubose get you down…”
4. Utterly unprepared for this gesture, Binoy
remained frozen , unable to respond. Back home,
he repeatedly cursed himself for this minor lapse.

5. A student lost his report because his laptop has

run out of power.