Five Types of Conflict Review

Read each of the short passages below and identify which type of conflict they are an example of: Marcus is stuck in a snowstorm. He has no shelter and no way to start a fire. He is in danger of freezing to death. Character vs. Self Character vs. Character Character vs. Society Character vs. Nature Character vs. Technology Priscilla is a skilled hacker. One day when trying to hack into a government server, the server starts to fight back by taking over all the electronics in her house. Character vs. Self Character vs. Character Character vs. Society Character vs. Nature Character vs. Technology Fernando is hoping to lead his basketball team to the championships, but his rival at the neighboring school will do everything in his power to beat Fernando and his team in the semifinals. Character vs. Self Character vs. Character Character vs. Society Character vs. Nature Character vs. Technology Susan thinks that her school’s dress code is unfair. She doesn’t understand why she can’t wear shorts, but the boys can. She sets out to change her school’s dress code. Character vs. Self Character vs. Character Character vs. Society Character vs. Nature Character vs. Technology Joey has liked Marcia for years now. This year he wants to ask her out, but he is afraid that she will say no. Will Joey overcome his fear and ask her out? Character vs. Self Character vs. Character Character vs. Society Character vs. Nature Character vs. Technology Captain Fantastic got a call on his Fantaphone, the evil villain, Dr. Death, was at it again. Captain Fantastic needs to protect the city from Dr. Death’s evil plan. Character vs. Self Character vs. Character Character vs. Society Character vs. Nature Character vs. Technology Tyson had just been running through the woods behind his house when he was stopped by a bear. Now he stood on the path facing a gigantic grizzly. How would he get away safely? Character vs. Self Character vs. Character Character vs. Society Character vs. Nature Character vs. Technology Bill knew he was doing badly in English class and today was the big test. If he did not do well on the test, he would not improve his grade and he would spend the summer grounded. During the test he noticed he could see Steven’s paper. Steven was the smartest kid in class. What would Bill do? Character vs. Self Character vs. Character Character vs. Society Character vs. Nature Character vs. Technology Jen wasn’t supposed to exist. She was a third child in a country that only allowed two children per family. She joins together with other third children she meets on the internet to try to change the law that makes them illegal. Character vs. Self Character vs. Character Character vs. Society Character vs. Nature Character vs. Technology John has been picked on by Ryan since he was in elementary school. Now in 6th grade, he is done. John is determined to stop Ryan from continuing to pick on him. Character vs. Self Character vs. Character Character vs. Society Character vs. Nature Character vs. Technology Lizzie has been working on a new model of robot for years. Now she has finally completed it. But, the robot is not following her commands. It has begun to attack her and the other people around her. Character vs. Self Character vs. Character Character vs. Society Character vs. Nature Character vs. Technology Luke must fight against the evil empire that has taken over his home. He must overthrow this new government and bring peace to his home. Character vs. Self Character vs. Character Character vs. Society Character vs. Nature Character vs. Technology