"To Build a Fire"

Internal vs. External Conflict

• Internal:  competing forces within protagonist
• External: outside forces confronting the protagonist
• Often a story deals with both:  “To Build a Fire” is both

Group Activity

External: Man vs the cold

•  Make a list of phrases that establish this conflict

Internal: Man vs his own ignorance/arrogance

• Find textual evidence that establishes this conflict

       Homework:  "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

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