We have learnt 4 main types of conflicts in a narrative text: man vs. man, man vs. nature, man vs. group/belief, and man vs. self.
Which 2 types of conflicts can you identify in Catherine Lim's "Monster"?
Describe the nature of each of these conflicts: what is happening in each conflict?
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Grandmother arguing with her daughter-in-law about throwing away all her stuff. its a man vs man conflict
ReplyDeleteGrandmother feeling frustrated about her children pushing the responsibility of taking care of her. Its a man vs self
JAMeS BoNd
man vs man (Karen vs old grandmother)
ReplyDeleteman vs self (old grandmother vs self)
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ReplyDelete-(wo)men vs (wo)men
-man vs self
1. Man (Grandmother) v.s. Man (Karen)The grandmother did not want to throw away the bed but Karen wants to throw it away.
ReplyDelete2. Man (Grandmother) v.s. Himself - Paragraph 5
No matter how the old grandmother struggled to hold on to her life,she still could not prevent death from claiming her life.
ReplyDeleteThis is a Man VS Nature conflict.
[c] JaMeS BoNd
nature vs man
ReplyDeleteman vs man
Man vs Man
ReplyDeleteKaren has an conflict with her grandmother about the monstrous pieces of furniture in her room . The grandmother wants to keep her furniture, but Karen is hell-bent on throwing away the furniture
Man VS self
Karen has a struggle to keep the whole house clean and wants everything clean,but one room looks like a pigsty, and she is stuck in a dilemma
Karen and old grandmother quarelling about whether to throw away old grandmother's old bed. (man vs man)
ReplyDeleteold grandmother told herself that she would die, but didn't. (man vs self)
Man vs Man-Karen and the grandmother are at loggerheads because of the bed that is infested with bugs and vermin in the grandmothers room. The grandmother wants to keep it but Karen wants to throw it away
ReplyDeleteMan vs Himself-The turmoil that the grandmother is going through./Karen decides on whether or not to tell the husband of the value of the bed and what she plans to do with it.(selling it)
Old grandmother said,"...I cannot bear it, I shall die."
ReplyDeleteHowever, she didn't die in the end.
(man vs self)
an old woman clings to her ancestral furniture even as her daughter-in-law complains of the bugs they attract. its a man vs man and nature
ReplyDeleteconflict.
[c]JaMeS BoNd
man vs man:
ReplyDeleteKaren arguing with her husband about old grandmother and the old furniture in her room that attracts bugs.
man vs self:
Old grandmother going through a hard time and is sad that Karen doesn't want her to live in her house.
Man VS Man
ReplyDeleteThe daughter-in-law wants to get rid of the grandmother's bed but the grandmother wants her bed with her when she dies.
Man vs Self
The grandmother wishes to die but at the thought of her bed being chopped into half, she didn't want to die.
Old grandmother was struggling with life.
ReplyDeleteBut she knew death was taking over because of her old age and illness.
Bestofbest
ReplyDelete-the bed was sentimental