ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

ELEMENTS OF LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the conflict of a story?
A
The characters of the story
B
The setting of the story
C
The situation of the story
D
The struggle/problem in the story
Explanation: 

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: Both external and internal. External: the family debates whether or not they will put him to trial. Internal: Sasha battles between feelings of guilt and indignation.

Detailed explanation-3: -The opposing force created, the conflict within the story generally comes in four basic types: Conflict with the self, Conflict with others, Conflict with the environment and Conflict with the supernatural. Conflict with the self, the internal battle a lead character has within, is often the most powerful.

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.

Detailed explanation-5: -Man vs. Self. This type of conflict is usually caused by something external-but the battle itself takes place within. Man vs. Man. Man vs. Nature. Man vs. Society. Man vs. Supernatural. 14-Sept-2021

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