Conflict - created from Mind Map

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It is the struggle between two opposing forces, usually a protagonist and an antagonist.

It is considered a literary element rather than a literary device.

Without conflict, the story is a sequence of events with little consequences and nothing interesting.

The types of Conflict: Person vs. Person, Person vs. Nature, Person vs. Society, Person vs. Self, Person vs. Machine, Person vs. Fate/Supernatural

Subdivisions of Conflicts: internal vs. external, and main vs subordinate

Internal: struggle of the character's decisions and actions External: struggle between the character and things beyond his/her/their control

Main: conflicts central to the plot Subordinate: an obstacle in the way of the main plot or conflicts that occur because of the plot