ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Conflict in a story creates and drives the plot forward. External conflict refers to the obstacles a character faces in the external world. Internal conflict refers to a character’s internal or emotional obstacles.

Detailed explanation-2: -A central conflict and climax refers to a story’s inciting incident, its central conflict that advances the plot’s points, and how the story’s climax is resolved. Here, the central conflict is defined as when a main character’s strongest desire is met by an equally strong internal or external obstacle.

Detailed explanation-3: -Homer’s Odyssey is one of the most classic examples of man vs. supernatural. Odysseus angers the god Poseidon after blinding and mocking the god’s cyclops son. Poseidon curses Odysseus not to return home for ten years.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.