Warm Up• Take out a piece of paper and title it Literary Conflict.

Carefully read the quote below from “Leiningen Versus the Ants” and respond in at least 4 complete sentences:

“The human brain needs only to become fully aware of its powers to conquer even the elements”

• Describe what you think this quote means and how it might come into play in “Leiningen Versus the Ants.”

• Do you agree or disagree with this statement and why?

(7 minutes to respond—I will be around to stamp).

LITERARY CONFLICT• Identify conflict as it appears in literature• Distinguish between internal and external

conflict

Literary ConflictI. What is conflict?

• Struggle between opposing forces

II. Two types of conflict:

a.External Conflict• Takes place outside the body• Occurs between 2 or more characters or between a character

and a _______________ force.

b.Internal Conflict• Takes place inside character’s ___________ or ____________.• Struggle with feelings, beliefs, or needs

Natural

mindbody

Literary Conflict

III. 3 Types of External Conflicta. Man vs. ___________

• Protagonist against another character

b. Man vs. ___________• Story’s main character against natural force (flood, disease, or animal)

c. Man vs. ___________• Character battles unjust element of government or culture

Man

Nature

Society

Literary Conflict

IV. One Type of Internal Conflict

a. Man vs. ____________• Character struggles to overcome fear, addiction, emotional damage

Self

Literary Conflict

With the person sitting next to you, come up with as many examples of internal or external conflict that you can think of from Lord of the Flies

or The Glass Castle.

30 seconds!

Literary Conflict

“Leiningen Versus the Ants”• Which type based on

title???

“The human brain needs only to become fully aware of its powers to conquer even the elements”

•What other types of conflict might we see?

What was your stance on which was worse: a mass of ants or one giant ant?

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3Mt2E1M6dU&feature=related