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What is an example of internal conflict?
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June 07, 2016 2:13PM
It is like character versus self!
A person trying to decide whether or not to steal a loaf of bread to feed his family would be an example of internal conflict. Note that the internal conflict is the thinking process, not the act itself. Internal conflict often involves moral dilemmas.
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hi, i believe you mean internal conflict. An internal conflict
is a problem or conflict one deals with themselves (within oneself)
whereas an external conflict would be a problem involving another
force. An example of a person dealing with an internal conflict
would be of an alcoholic, he knows he should stop drinking but he
doesn't want to.