ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Cast Away starring Tom Hanks is another great example. The man vs. nature conflict occurs when the main character Chuck survives a plane crash and must survive on a deserted island. The themes of man’s resourcefulness and will to survive are explored as he learns to survive on the island and later finds his way home.

Detailed explanation-2: -Person vs Person Example For example, love stories between two characters are a type of person vs person conflict. Stories about enemies becoming friends are another example. But hero vs villain stories are the easiest way to understand this external conflict. Think of the fairy tale Cinderella.

Detailed explanation-3: -PERSON VS NATURE An EXTERNAL conflict that involves a struggle between the character and the elements of nature that are beyond his/her control.

Detailed explanation-4: -A good example is a marriage where the wife is always subservient to a dominating husband or vice versa, or a boss-subordinate relationship in which the subordinate is so deathly afraid of the boss that s/he does not dare cross him/her in any way.