<em>Lord of the Flies</em>: Chapters 3 and 4 Educational Resources K12 Learning, Literary Studies, Reading Lesson Plans, Activities, Experiments, Homeschool Help

Lesson Plan - Get It!

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The two boys faced each other. There was the brilliant world of hunting, tactics, fierce exhilaration, and skill as well as the world of longing and baffled common sense.

Is this conflict or what?

Keep reading to find out more!

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Chapters 3 and 4 of Lord of the Flies focus on the conflict.

Conflict is the struggle between two opposing forces within a work of literature. This can be two people, but it does not have to be.

There can also be a conflict between a person and an exterior force. These are external conflicts because both are visible forces.

A conflict can also occur within a person who is struggling with opposing thoughts or desires. This is known as an internal conflict because the opposing forces are thoughts or feelings and cannot be seen.

For more information on the conflict, watch the three videos below.

There is more than one type of conflict.

In Lord of the Flies, you will see external conflicts emerge among the boys and their environment, as well as internal conflicts for both Ralph and Jack.

Continue to the Got It? section to find out what's brewing on the island!