ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -All conflict falls into two categories: internal and external. Internal conflict is when a character struggles with their own opposing desires or beliefs. It happens within them, and it drives their development as a character. External conflict sets a character against something or someone beyond their control.

Detailed explanation-2: -Conflict in a story is a struggle between opposing forces. Characters must act to confront those forces and there is where conflict is born. If there is nothing to overcome, there is no story. Conflict in a story creates and drives the plot forward.

Detailed explanation-3: -character conflict, also known as man vs. man conflict, involves two characters struggling against each other. The conflict can manifest in different ways, from a physical altercation to irreconcilable differences in morals or beliefs.

Detailed explanation-4: -A man’s girlfriend gets pregnant, but he isn’t ready to be a father. A child blames himself for his parents’ divorce. An old woman wishes to reconnect with her family but is slowly losing her memory. A woman wishes to travel the world but is too scared to leave her home.

Detailed explanation-5: -Conflict is the dramatic struggle between two forces in a story. Without conflict, there is no plot. Conflict is a problem that must be solved; an issue between the protagonist and antagonist forces.