| A | B |
|---|
| internal conflict/ man vs. self | This is a struggle between the character and himself or herself |
| internal conflict/ man vs. self | This struggle takes place in the mind of the main character has to make a choice between right and wrong or overcome emotions or mixed feelings |
| external conflict | This is a struggle between the main character and an outside force |
| man vs. man | A character struggles with another character |
| man vs. nature | A character struggles with such forces as animals or weather. The character’s main goal is survival |
| man vs. society | A character or a group of characters fight for freedom, rights, or for just causes against unfair social traditions, rules, or laws. |
| man vs. supernatural | The character struggles against such things as ghosts, vampires, or the gods |
| man vs. fate | The character does not accept the way he or she is destined to live and will do anything to free himself/ herself from what some force like the gods have planned for him/her. |
| man vs. technology | A character struggles with an electric device or some machinery that prevents the character from getting what they want. |
