What is a conflict in a book?

Answer 1

"There are five types of conflict situations to be found in stories: inner, relational, social, situational, and cosmic."

Inner conflict occurs when characters are unsure of themselves, or their action, or even what they want.

Relational conflict centers on the mutually exclusive goals of the protagonist and the antagonist.

Social conflict deals with conflict between a person and a group (pitting a person against a larger system).

Situational conflicts develop as characters disagree about how to best survive and within each scene, different points of view emerge. Some characters panic, others become leaders, trying to persuade the group to follow them.

Cosmic conflict occurs between a character and a supernatural force. In order to watch the conflict unfold, we need to see the character project his problems with an invisible force onto a human being who just happens to be in the way."--Linda Seger, Making a Good Script Great.

Resources: http://www.thewritersmentor.com/Writing%20Tips/findingtheconflict.htm

Answer 2

The conflict of a book is a problem that the main character or characters face. The conflict, or problem, needs to be solved.


In literature, conflict is two or more opposing situations on which the plot is built.

Answer 3

In TTYL, the three best friends, Maddie, Zoe, and Angela, discover that their sophmore year in high skool is very cruticial. Maddie becomes angry that Zoe and Angela talk about her behind her back (even tho they were just worried about her) unfortunately, Maddie stops speaking to them, and acts funny. She ditches them for the popular girl, and some pictures that should have not been taking ended up on the interenet, scaring maddie for life. Its mainly about how these 3 girls trying to make up..

Answer 4

A conflict in a book refers to the central problem or struggle that drives the plot forward. It can take various forms, such as man vs. man, man vs. self, man vs. society, or man vs. nature. Resolving the conflict is usually a key element in a book's storyline.