ANALYZING LITERARY CONFLICT

THE UGLY DUCKLING

• The major problem is that the ducklings wouldn't accept the ugly duckling
• The conflict is External, Character VS. Character
• The characters involved in the conflict are The Ugly Duckling, and the Ducklings
• The conflict could resolved by the ducklings accepting the Ugly Duckling

THE LORAX

• The major problem is that someone was chopping trees down
• This was a Character VS. Nature conflict because the Lorax represented the trees
• The people involved in the conflict are: The Lorax, and Anonymous Person
• The conflict could've been resolved by stopping the person cutting the tree

TA-NA-E-KA

• The major problem is that Mary is worried about her 11th birthday (TA-NA-E-KA)
• The type of conflict this is, is Internal Conflict, or Character VS. Self
• The characters involved are Mary Whitebird, Roger, Mary's mother, Mrs. Richardson
• The conflict could be resolved if Mary wasn't apart of TA-NA-E-KA or prepare herself

JOHN HENRY

• The major problem is that John Henry died after racing a steam drill in mining
• The kind of conflict this is External, because John Henry was racing a person in a steam drill
• The people involved in the conflict were John Henry, and the man who invented the steam drill
• The conflict could've been resolved if John Henry stopped the race. It would've ended happily.