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6 Common Types of Story Conflict

Character vs
Character
This is a conflict in which one
character’s needs or wants
are in conflict with another’s.
This is often the protagonist
versus the antagonist.
Conflict may be verbal,
physical or emotional.

Character vs
Self
When a story has a person vs.
self conflict, the main character
battles him/herself. This inner
conflict can be a moral
dilemma, a difficult decision,
an inner struggle, self-doubts,
competing desires, etc.
Character vs
Nature
When a story has a person vs.
nature conflict, the main
character fights to endure or
overcome forces of nature
such as the weather, the
wilderness, or a natural
disaster.
Character vs
Society
With this type of conflict, the
main character challenges a
law, tradition, government,
institution, cultural tradition
or societal norm of some
kind.

Character vs
Supernatural
In stories with this type of
conflict, the main character
resists forces that are not of
this world such as monsters,
witches, fate, magical forces,
creatures and omens.

Character vs
Technology
This external conflict
illustrates a character in
conflict with some kind of
technology as a result of
scientific discovery. This type
of conflict is often found in
science fiction.

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