To accurately identify the type of conflict presented in an excerpt, it’s essential to analyze the content of the excerpt itself. However, since no specific excerpt is provided in your query, I’ll guide you through a general approach to identifying conflict types in literary excerpts.
Conflicts in literature can be categorized into several types, including:
Internal Conflict: This occurs within a character, often as a struggle with their own thoughts, feelings, or desires. It’s a personal, psychological battle.
External Conflict: This type of conflict happens between a character and an external force, which could be another character (interpersonal conflict), nature (natural conflict), society (societal conflict), or an object/condition (physical conflict).
Interpersonal Conflict: A specific type of external conflict that involves a struggle between two or more characters. This can be due to differences in opinion, values, or goals.
Societal Conflict: This involves a conflict between an individual and the broader society or its norms and expectations.
Natural Conflict: This type of conflict pits a character against nature or environmental factors, such as a natural disaster, a beast, or the wilderness.
To determine the type of conflict in an excerpt:
- Look for character introspection or thoughts that might suggest an internal struggle.
- Identify interactions between characters that could indicate interpersonal conflict.
- Notice descriptions of settings or events that might suggest a natural conflict or societal expectations.
- Consider the character’s goals and the obstacles they face. Are these obstacles internal, interpersonal, societal, or natural?
Without the specific content of the excerpt, it’s not possible to provide a definitive answer. If you provide the excerpt, I can offer a more detailed analysis of the conflict type presented.
Related Terms:
- Character vs. Character Conflict
- External Conflict
