The Conflict in the Old Man the Sea

Twelfth Lecture
Conflict
Conflict is the dramatic struggle between opposing forces in a story. Without conflict, there is no plot. There are two Kinds of conflicts ,internal and internal conflict.
Internal Conflict Man vs. Self:
Internal conflict is that which exists inside the character. Struggles with morality, fate, desire and belief, to name a few. This form of conflict is central to the character, or characters and must be resolved by the character alone. Every good character suffers from the weight of internal conflict, it lends them an air of complex believability. Internal conflict is also known as man versus self. Internal conflict is necessary for good characters, but it’s the least complicated form of conflict.
External Conflict:
Unlike internal conflict, external conflict deals with the problems of the world. The story s characters will struggle against the circumstances of external conflict, they may even suffer internal conflict resulting from the issues of external conflict, but this is not as simple as internal conflict. External conflict occurs when characters are involved in the world s woes, such issues as community, nature, government and other characters are all examples of external conflict. External conflict manifests itself as man versus man, man versus nature, man versus society and man versus fate.
Man vs. Man: Man versus man is the most fundamental type of external conflict. This form of external conflict occurs when a character struggles against another character. These struggles may be born from moral, religious or social differences and may be emotional, verbal or physical conflicts. Man versus man is almost always the conflict present when a hero fights a villain. This form of conflict may present alone, or in conjunction with other external conflicts. Star War s is an excellent example, where Luke Skywalker s fight with Darth Vader is a man versus man conflict that also treads into the realm of man versus fate.
Man vs. Nature: This type of conflict pits a story s main character or characters against a natural force such as a flood, fire, blizzard, or disease epidemic….etc
Man vs. Society: In this type of conflict, a character must take on society itself, and not a single person. The character stands at odds with societal norms and realizes the necessity to work against these norms.
Man vs. Fate: Man versus fate occurs when a character is compelled to follow an unknown destiny. Man versus fate conflict breeds internal conflict, while forcing a character to consciously, or subconsciously, act on his or her fate…etc