ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Conflict – a struggle or a problem that needs to be resolved (fixed). Our amount of interest usually depends on the amount or depth of the conflict. Two Types of Conflict: a. External Conflict: Conflict that takes place between a character and another person, or between a character and something nonhuman (nature).

Detailed explanation-3: -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. It forms the basis of the plot.

Detailed explanation-4: -For example, if the protagonist is fighting his or her government, or is accused of a crime he or she didn’t commit, these would be examples of Man vs. Society as conflict. If a protagonist is going against the grain of what his or her society and people expect, this is also an example of Man vs. Society conflict.