Blog Response #10
Conflict--Every book has some sort of conflict that pulls the reader in and keeps the reader reading. Conflict can be person vs. person, person vs. nature, person vs. self, person vs. society, or person vs. the supernatural. Identify the primary conflict in your novel. Who or what is involved with the main conflict? What is the conflict? How does your character handle himself/herself when faced with this conflict? How does this conflict add to the story line of your novel? How is the conflict resolved and what is the outcome?
The conflict in start something that matters would would be when he made a bunch of shoes and wouldn’t know if they would sell in America because if they didn’t sell in America he wouldn’t be able to give shoes to the kids in Argentina because he wouldn’t be making profit to keep up with making shoes.
ReplyDeleteMy conflict is kind of similar to that. If Eli trys to be a normal kid he could give up their entire identity and where they are isolating at, but if he is super secretive and stresses about everything that would not be good for himself either because he would have no social life.
DeleteThis is similar to my conflict as my character isn't sure if t people will believe him after he has completed his research and if they don't he could get fired from the FBI
DeleteThe main character sounds like a good person, trying to get shoes for kids that can't afford them.
Deletein the book Wildlife the conflict is when Erik finds a dog with porcupine quills in its a face and has to call the vet and the vet said he would try and find the dogs owner and ended up finding him. so Erik has to give up his new best friend but doesn't want to so he runs away with the dog into the prairies of North Dakota.
ReplyDeleteDo you think he will survive with the dog, or do you think they will get caught or worst die? Sounds like a really interesting book.
DeleteI would probably take the collar off the dog if it has one and take it to a different vet and see if they could remove the quills off the dog.
DeleteIt is sweet to see such strong bonds between humans and animals, it is almost refreshing in some way. In my story Ponyboy ends up running away with his best friend but, it is a little different because they ran away since they were wanted murderers. So it's not SUPER similar but, it is another example of best friends sticking together.
DeleteI can relate to the Kite runner because of the conflict happening in the book between each other, Also there favorite activates and how they both play hard for what they want such as compactions in both books.
Deletei am reading The kite runner, the conflict in my book is war. the main character and his father having to escape their country and start over with nothing in a new country. they escape in a truck then hide in a basement then in a gasoline truck. but then they got their papers and made it to California. then his father gets sick and is about to die.
ReplyDeleteWhen I read The Kite Runner I would not have said the main conflict is the war, I thought it was the relationship between Amir and his father. They struggle to have things in common so it makes every day life hard as they live together and then move to the new country with nothing but each other. I do agree that one of the conflicts is war though because it causes a lot of problems in their lives the rest of the book, it always comes up whenever something occurs.
DeleteThe Book Thief has a similar theme with war, although the peak of WW2 hasn't been visited quite yet. Seeing as it takes place in Nazi Germany, Liesel, the main protagonist, is only just learning about the country's rulers, but it's evident that warfare will become a major point of the novel in later chapters.
DeleteIn my book my characters also have to face something new and are doing it with no support and i feel like that is a similar situation to what your characters are facing
DeleteThe conflict in my book is between the U.S. and the Japanese which is World War II. The main people who are talked about during this conflict are the women who are in Washington D.C. trying to break these codes that the Japanese send over. The women figure out different patterns such as how the number 0088 means "u" and eventually they figure out the whole code. This is what the main part of my book is because it is a story that has never been told until after the war was actually over. I believe that they never wanted anyone to know that women were working for the government because they wanted men to have all of the credit.
ReplyDeleteI think it’s cool that women get to have a big part in the war even though people don’t know that they are playing a role in it.
DeleteIt's upsetting to find out that our own government hides stuff as simple as women working on projects from it's own citizens. Thankfully the women involved got the credit they deserved in the end. Although they did not get praised for it right away, the right thing was done when people realized it was part of the reason we won WWII.
DeleteI believe in Fallout by S.A Bodeen That Eli has an internal conflict within himself. I believe this because he is always stress over the dangers of what could happen to his family if they aren't careful being free for the first time in years. Eli so far has handled himself well with this conflict, he is always very careful with anything he does outside of their isolated house. On the flip side he is always stressing about everything which I couldn't imagine how bad that is on his mental health.
ReplyDeletei remember reading this book in sixth grade, the world is in a mass shutdown or somthing and the family has a live in an underground house for a long time. very interesting book.
DeleteMy book also has a similar internal conflict with the main character. Chanel tries to keep her family safe from hurt, but she is constantly stressing about every detail of the trial she is victimized in. I think part of it is trauma-related from the assault, but either way, her mental health is deteriorating.
DeleteLiesel in The Book Thief has a homogeneous conflict in a way, as she gets disappointed in herself if she is unable to read in front of others. She spends many an hour working with her father on improving her literacy, and sometimes she gets heckled by her classmates for it, and she just works even harder from that point.
DeleteIn my book Divergent the main character Trice has to jump off this building after she changes factions leaving her family. Before they have people start jumping they don't tell them if there is anything at the bottom to catch them. But trice volunteered to jump first. Right then that's where it really grabbed my attention not knowing if she was going to make it or not.
ReplyDeletethis book and that type of a decison to be made reminds me of a bad dream and nightmare.
DeleteI have read this book, and the beginning definitely makes you question a lot about the decisions that are being made. However, Dauntless is the most active and brave of the factions, so if she had not jumped, she would have been left factionless and without a home. On the other hand, she could either grow and become safe within Dauntless, or maybe she would have been safer had she never chosen Dauntless in the first place.
DeleteI have never read this book, but I have heard a lot about it. This decision Trice had to make was seriously life or death and that sounds crazy.
DeleteI haven't read the book before but I have watched all the divergent series there really good. The way Trice didn't really have a choice it was pretty much jump or die is crazy. I couldn't imagine being in her situation.
DeleteIn my book, The Outsiders, there are a lot of moments that make me think "How did Pony ever survive this?" He was literally almost drowned, was trapped in a burning building, and got a concussion from a kick to the head. Some books have readers wondering if characters will survive mental road blocks but, when it is physical injury i think that is what hooks some readers in more.
DeleteIt's crazy that somebody would jump without knowing what was at the bottom. I definitely couldn't do what Trice did.
Deletethe primary conflict in my book is that the main charcater Matt has an intruder taking over his cabin , a friendly intruder though. but the guy just keeps sticking around and will not leave him alone. he is very nice tho thats why he dont kick him out. matt just toletates the guy and hopes he will get somthing good out of the deal. the conflict adds to the storyline bacuse now matt is learning how to hunt from the guy. the conflict has not yet been resolved but he is getting something out of the intruder which is a crossbow and practice to hunt.
ReplyDeleteIs he any good at hunting? The character in my book is really good at it.
DeleteWhat do you think would happen if the intruder was teaching him to hunt but the incorrect way?I think he is teaching him the right way.
DeleteI hope Matt gets away from the intruder and the conflict gets resolved. Even though he intruded at least he is teaching him.
Deletei would kick that guy out in a heart beat because i wouldnt let someone stay in my house for free
Deletedid Matt have any prier knowledge about hunting?
Deleteis this where the main character lives and he actually has to hunt for his food or is he just on vacation at a cabin or something?
DeleteIn my book, the main conflict is between Chanel and Brock, within the court system. Unconsciously, Chanel was raped at a college party, Brock being the perpetrator. There is on-going conflict in the book as the trial goes on, deciding whether Brock will be found innocent or guilty. The story is told relating to the conflict, from beginning to end. Chanel experiences a roller coaster of emotions through out the book, throughout her own experiences. The conflict of the sexual assault is never truly resolved, and the courts will decide the outcome of what happens to the perpetrator and the victim.
ReplyDeleteIn my book there is a side conflict similar to this. It is within the court system, basically the lawyers and judge are trying to find out who will run the YK industries after Rex (Eli's dad had died).
DeleteLike my book, my conflict is also on going because now the main character needs to go back to her hometown where her and her dad have not been for 5 years. Going back brings up conversations with people that they meet along the way and the Dad does not like to talk about the accident, he shuts it down as fast as he can whenever brought up. My conflict did not start right in the beginning of the book because Coyote did not find out about her neighborhood being torn down until later in the book.
DeleteI think that’s definitely a big conflict and it’s not right how people don’t normally believe the girl when something bad happened to them
DeleteIn my book Alaska Wolf Man, the conflict is person to nature because he lives in Alaska all alone hunting and fishing also trapping all year round. The conflict with him could be the fact that he is all alone and can't receive help if something were to go wrong. Frank, the main character handles every situation differently and can never really expect a good outcome, but he also tries his best to do the right thing. The conflict is pretty much the whole story line because he is telling his life stories and accomplishments through this book.
ReplyDeletei think my book night might get to the point where Elie loses his parents and he has to try and survive on his own in the concentration camps.
Deletewhat has been his greatest accomplishment.
Deletesounds like a very interesting book and would be interested in reading it.
Deletehas anything throughout the book gone wrong yet
DeleteWhat pulls me into this book is the action that happens such as the parents were going to get divorced but somehow one good conversation went well and changed everything so now there back together and dealing with financial problems so there always a problem with something. What also keeps me interested is the relationship with the daughter and her own life.
ReplyDeleteIn The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise the main conflict is the past for Coyote and Rodeo. Anytime someone asks or talks about the past it is hard for Coyote to get a word out about it and Rodeo just shuts it all down before the conversation goes to far. There was an accident 5 years ago that caused the death of Coyote's mom and two sister which was Rodeo's wife and other daughters. Immediately after the accident they picked up their life and chose to live on a school bus. The fact that now Coyote wants to go back to her old neighborhood has caused her to have to talk about it more and finally one night Coyote and Rodeo sat down to have a heart to heart that they should have had right after the accident. The outcome of this was awkward between them at first, but after a few days everything went back to normal between the two.
ReplyDeleteIn The old man and the sea, the biggest conflict that takes place is between the old man and the fish he manages to catch. It's a physical conflict that lasts multiple days becuase neither the man nor the fish wanted to lose. Finally the fish tires out and the old man manages to tie it to hhis boat and start his journey home. by the time he gets home though the fish had been entirley eaten by sharks and other fish so that all that was left was a skeleton. the old man was still happy though and went to bed to sleep peacfully.
ReplyDeleteI remember you talking about this book back in classic novels. I hope it’s going well for you.
DeleteThe main conflict in Found would be Person vs nature. Yeah there are other conflicts between different characters but Nick mostly just found himself outside in rural Canada. he had to 'fight' his way to a police station. Nick has conflicts with large hills that he has to climb, finding shelter, and at one point a bear. A main plot point is that nick knows a lot about being an outdoorsman and was in-fact on his way to teach others how to light fires and tie knots. In the end Nick does pick his way to a police station and the murderer that he had started referring to as "Dead Eyes" was subdued along the way.
ReplyDeleteMy book may be pretty similar because there is a mass murderer in town and the kid is trying to find who it is. Is this book about a murder mystery?
DeleteIn The Book Thief, what feels like a conflict is Liesel's growing disdain for Adolf Hitler and the Nazi society around her. She's only eleven at this point, but she's learning more and more about the world she lives in as we go. Thus far, she has found out that her mother was most likely taken away by the Nazis for being a "kommunistein," or "communist." For those keeping score at home, Liesel was dropped off by her mother at the foster home she's lived at in the ensuing years without any follow-up contact from her mama. Her foster father, Hans, essentially confirmed/encouraged those fears. Speaking of Hans, whom Liesel views as her actual father at this point, he was berated by his Nazi soldier son Hans Jr., in front of Liesel. Seeing your new father be called a "coward," and finding out that the nation in which you're propagandized into loving was probably responsible for your mother's disappearance, can both be experiences that make your scorn for your society reach another level.
ReplyDeleteMy book can relate to yours because they both take place in Germany.
DeleteIn The Forgotten Heroes,the main conflict is the cheyennes facing the winter cold without a warm place to stay.The cheyennes are traveling because they are soldiers and always on the move so they only stay up to a week so they do not have a primary home.The cheyennes are very cold because in the winter when they start a fire and the wind blows it will blow it out or start their house on fire.The cheyennes have resolved this conflict by building there fire on the opposite side of the house.So if you live on the right side of the forest do not build right behind it.
ReplyDeleteMy book can kind relate to that because when Elie gets to the camp he sits by a fire to keep warm during the colder months
DeleteMy book is Girl, Stolen. The conflict in my book is Person vs Person. Cheyenne was kidnapped during a robbery and Roy the kidnapper does not want to let her go. Cheyenne, Roy, and Griffin argue about when to let her go. The conflict is Cheyenne is kidnapped and has to escape. Cheyenne is also blind. She handles it very well and waits for the perfect opportunity. Cheyenne Fights back and ends up getting away and to help. Cheyenne get reunited with her family.
ReplyDeleteMy conflict ends like yours and is kind of similar. After children have disappeared for a couple days due to being taken by the smiling man and turned into scarecrows at the end they are reunited with their parents.
DeleteMy book also has a person vs person conflict. It is Elizer vs the germans.
DeleteMy book also has a person vs person conflict with the U.S. Army vs the U.S. Navy there are many conflicts about who can recruit the most women to work for them and how much they will pay.
DeleteMy book is Small Spaces. The conflict starts when a bus breaks down and children disappear but the main character and two of her classmates run in the woods and hide before what is called the smiling man turns them into scarecrows like he did the other children. The children turn evil after they turn into scarecrows and they try to get Ollie and the two other characters but only when it is night time. Ollie, Brian, and Coco team up together and are brave and resourceful to fix the situation. In the end the conflict is resolved when Ollie the main character find the smiling man and tricks him into telling her how to turn the scarecrows back into people so she can get her classmates and teacher back, she also gets the smiling man to tell her how they can get back to the school bus where they originally started off and when they get back there's police, a search party, and parents devastated waiting to get their kids back.
ReplyDeleteThe outsiders is a perfect example of Person vs. Society. Ponyboy's whole life he has been a greaser and has been told that he is lesser than anyone who is a Soc because he is poor and a hood. His whole world is turned upside down when his best friend Johnny kills a Soc because the Soc was about to kill Pony. They run away until it is safe to return. After the murder the Greasers and Socs have a rumble and fight until people are bloodied and bruised, it's like there will never be peace between the gangs.
ReplyDeletein my book the kite runner their is fighting too, and they are also running away to safety because of war during their escape they saw people die. some people want to return to their home land but they dont because it isnt safe.
DeleteI love this book I have read it before and it was amazing. In my book there is also a murder that happens but I do not know who did it yet.
DeleteI read that book and I found it very good it never had a dull moment. And I do believe that at that point in the book it was a great conflict.
DeleteMy book is also a case of person vs society. It seems that the characters in our book are both different from the norm people expect them to be in.
Deletethe book I'm reading is night and i think the conflict in the book is person vs society because Elie is trying to make it out of the concentration camp. I feel like Elie has handled himself well right now because i feel like it would be very hard for a teenager to get taken away from his home and all of his belonging to be gone just like that. I'm not sure how Elie is going to make it out of his conflict but i sure hope he does.
ReplyDeleteThe conflict in my book happens with people and society. In the mental hospital, a few of the girls that stay there pick on Charlie’s features, scars and attitude. You’d think they’d be understanding since they are in the same position, but they just seem upset. With the society aspect, she’s going to get treated differently by everyone because she doesn’t fit the standard. Shaved head, scars, etc… these are considered to be not normal and people will either talk to her and treat her very carefully or the complete opposite. It’s sad because she is a person like everyone else, she’s just been through a bit more than everyone else. Charlie usually ignores comments made or when people try to talk to her, but I’m not sure how much long she can take it.
ReplyDeleteIn my book Night, there was person vs self, person, and nature. The person vs person was Elizer vs the germans in his camp. The person vs self was Elizer not giving in and letting himself die. The person vs nature was when winter had come to the camp and not a lot of people survived it but Elizer pushed through it. When Elizer is met with conflict, he never gives up. In the end, none of the conflict were resolved.
ReplyDeleteive read this book before and i liked it and i agree on all theconflicts that you have chosen. i really liked the book and i hope you do to
DeleteReading the same book, I hadn't realized these conflicts so good job to you.
DeleteI like that this character sounds relentless in such a hard time, even though the outcome may be grim. That is the type of person that does not take no for an answer and can almost never be stopped when they want something. He sounds like a person that would deal with conflict very well.
DeleteI like how your character never gives up. This also happens in my book the women cracking codes seem to never give up no matter how difficult the code is to understand they always find a way to figure it out.
DeleteI agree it sounds like the characters are fighting to not give up and that is auggie in my book. He feels like the world is against him and hes just a little boy.
DeleteLike my book lone survivor it has lots of conflict and nature as Marcus deals with the desert and rocky mountains but with that are the rebels trying to kill him.
DeleteIn my book, the whole plot is basically the conflict. The main conflict i would say would be person vs. society. I think that because ,with auggies face deformation he is judged by society and has to try his hardest to not let what people think bother him. The conflict has effected the plot in all ways it could. The whole story is revolved around this conflict. I am hoping that this conflict will be resolved because of the pain that his bullys put him in. His parents are trying to help but there is only so much they can do. Auggies problem will not be resolved if he lets these people talk and look at him the way they do.
ReplyDeletei have also read this book before and i agree that the conflict is person vs society. everyone is just mean to him for no real reason just because he looks different. i feel like there is a lot of people that could relate to this because people are mean when people look different then others.
Deletei agree that book was full of that conflict. It was empowering to see him try to overcome this conflict.
DeleteThe Main conflict in this book is the no one believes in the research that he's doing. He handles this conflict by continuing too research and gain more knowledge to teach people what he's learning. His other conflict is he has to do this research without the support of the FBI because they don't approve and refuse to fund it. I feel this conflict will eventually be resolved and he will get the help and money he needs to continue.
ReplyDeletein my book the conflict is person vs person because two of my main characters in my book are in a big fight and they live together so tthey are always seeing each other but nothing is ever said to one another. they are fighting because one of them is doing drugs and stealing things and the other one says that he is better then that but he doesnt believe him and keeps selling drugs and stealing things.
ReplyDeletewhat things has he stolen so far?
Deletewhy is the one roommate stealing and doing drugs
DeleteIn my novel the main conflict is between Paul Sheldon, a famous author, and Annie Wilkes, his craziest fan. She "rescued" him from his overturned car and held him captive in her home for months. She got him addicted to painkillers, forced him to write her a book, and cut off his foot when he tried to escape. Paul handles this conflict by taking the abuse and harsh treatment until, finally, he severely injures Annie and is rescued by police. Although he nearly killed her, Annie escaped and is still at large at the end of the book.
ReplyDeleteJeez, that is one crazy fan. how did they not catch her right away
DeleteIn the book Night, the main conflict would have to be Society vs. Group. The reasoning be that the book is set around the holocaust where the society in the East, is against the Jews religion group and other groups. It is mainly shown to the Jewish group considering that the main character is Jewish. But otherwise you see how the people in the camps are treated and forced to do. The lives of these people are also just not cared for by the way that these Jews are treated.
ReplyDeletewhat did the jews do different to escape all the hate and cruelity that they are getting during this time period
Deletehow did the Jews end up escaping
DeleteI looked at this as people vs people. I saw it as the Jews vs the Nazis.
DeleteI could also see it person vs society because in WW11 the Nazis were basically a society and the book goes through Elie putting up with society
DeleteThe main conflict in the book I'm reading is between the two main characters, Devon and Chiamaka, and the person targeting them, Aces. Aces is trying to get Chiamaka and Devon to drop out, but Chiamaka and Devon fight back, trying to figure out what to do about Aces. The conflict in this book is what the book is centered on. I have yet to see the end of the conflict because I haven't finished the book yet.
ReplyDeleteA lot of this book's conflict is jazz just trying not to take action in what his dad taught him at a young age. By taking down a vulnerable person, or by Sneaking in and out of places the way he was told on how not to leave a trace. Jazz has a lot of voices in his head telling him to go for people's weak points or where his dad is leading him through cutting something. Whenever he has to deal with all these, he usually gets his mind off it by hanging out with Howie or his girlfriend. I have a feeling that his dad is going to break out of prison somehow or send a message.
ReplyDeletemy charachter has to go into harms way to do his job.
DeleteIn my book the conflict is person vs person or brother vs sister as they both fight but still have the same companion as each other, they both love surfing and there favored surfer is both Dan Edder. But they both do have a lot in common since they both grew up together but I would say Medina act more like a man/boy than Jim the son. Partially plays the roll on why she's older.
ReplyDeletei have a similar issue, the charachter is fighting real world evil.
Deletemy book is person vs society but can see where it could be person vs person with the Nazi and Jews so that's cool to be able to relate to.
DeleteIn my Book Where the Crawdads Sing she lost everyone in her family and she found out that her boyfriend has been seeing other girls, Kya has had to deal with everyone leaving her in her life her mom than all of her siblings, and her Pa.
ReplyDeleteMy book can almost relate with feeling alone and having people leave the main character. In my book Auggie feels very alone.
Deletemy books conflict American Sniper, is chris Kile is always fighting to stay alive, at any moment, he could lose his life to a bullet.
ReplyDeleteI think are books are Person vs nation as the both deal with combat and lots of conflict
DeleteI am reading the book " ghost of a spirit bear". the main character in my book is Cole. a conflict Cole had to face so far in my book was when he was trying to swim away from the island he ran into a polar bear and had to fight it off while only using a knife which saved him from being mauled to death.
ReplyDeletethis book looks like it would grab my attention and wouldn't get board by reading and I would like to read this at some point.
DeleteI am reading the book the beet fields the main character is john and the most dramatic conflict in this book is between john and his mother. He ends up just running away at 16 years old.
ReplyDeletethere can be conflict between parents very often. it must be pretty bad for him to have run away.
Deletein my book, Night, the conflict is the Holocaust. I would say it would be more person vs society more than anything. there is also a little person vs nature and person vs person. Elie handles himself by sticking with his father. All I know about the resolution of the conflict is that Elie survives.
ReplyDeleteI read this book and I agree that this could be a bit of all three. But in general it is Eli vs the Nazis. I wont spoil the ending but it was sad.
DeleteIn the book I am reading the conflict is with a little bit of person vs person and person vs society. I say both because in the book Anne writes about the final 2 years of her life This is abut what she faced and seen around her. She was in hiding so the letter were wrote to a fictitious character and what she had seen was the Holocaust happening around her. Anne handles all of this by creating a beautiful world created by her love for God. In the end she dies before her 16th birthday.
ReplyDeletei am reading the book wildlife and in my book there is one conflict that sticks out. the main characters name is Erik and he finds a dog with quills in his face. he calls the vet and gets the quills removed. He tries to get his grandparents to let him keep it but his grandpa wont budge. right before they are about to get rid of it, Erik decides to run away with the dog, a gun, and some ammo and try to live off the land. i wouldnt say this is a big conflict, its just the way Erik decides to handle it that makes the rest of the book so interesting.
ReplyDeletei am reading the trials of Apollo and the conflict that would be in my book was either person to person or person to supernatural. as the book progressed Apollo who was a god that turned to be a regular human has to face empires that have god like powers. he holds himself up by thinking of what he will do when he gets his powers back. this part of the book really draws the reader in by him persevering even though his life was totally destroyed.
ReplyDeleteI am reading night and the conflict that in my book is for sure person vs society as he sees the babies getting thrown into the fire and burnt alive. After he sees this all them are not sure what's going to happen to them next. He Handled himself by already preparing for death as he said he was ready for anything but still was scared out of his mind.
ReplyDeleteI also think that the book night is person vs society because Elie had no control over what was happening he just got forced into the camps because of his religion.
DeleteThe conflict in my book is that Elie is Jewish and him and his family get sent to concentration camps and the novel shows Elie perspective through all this. It shows all the struggles that Elie went through. The things he goes through are awful. He never knows if he is going to make it to the next day and he is always worried about his father and if his father will be alright.
ReplyDeleteMy book lone survivor deals with major conflict throughout. I personally think it is person vs person reason behind that is that it's nation vs teriost. After 9'11 the us went full force against the enemy and Marcus was deployed. Marcus is cornered in the middle of no were and had no where to go while all his troops are dead his faces conflict as he falls and breaks his legs and has to crawl miles on miles to saftey.
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