to show the struggle between a character and something outside himself or herself
external conflict
External is an adjective and conflict is a noun. The entire phrase external conflict is reffered to as a noun.
External conflict
it is niether because an external is a conflict with others and an internal is a conflict with yourself.
There is only on type of external conflict. That conflict would be one vs. them self.
The external conflict is between Doug and Ralph and it is about friendship.
what is calypso's external conflict in the odyssey, part one?
the conflict in milkweed is external because my characters in the story are experiencing it.
means nothing
Not really. Internal conflict is like a conflict in the mind. For instance, if you were trying to choose between things, that would be an internal conflict. External conflict is what's happening in the real world. So if someone is chasing you, that is an external conflict.
There is only on type of external conflict. That conflict would be one vs. them self.
external