Internal conflict
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In literature, internal conflict is the struggle occurring within a character's mind. Often more literary works are focused on internal battles while more populist literature is more focused on external conflict.
An example of internal conflict would be the teenage confusion within the mind of Holden Caulfield
, the hero in The Catcher in the Rye
.
An example of internal conflict would be the teenage confusion within the mind of Holden Caulfield
Holden Caulfield
Holden Caulfield is the 16-to-17 years old protagonist of author J. D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye. He is universally recognized for his resistance to growing older and desire to protect childhood innocence...
, the hero in The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye is a 1951 novel by J. D. Salinger. Originally published for adults, it has since become popular with adolescent readers for its themes of teenage confusion, angst, alienation, language, and rebellion. It has been translated into almost all of the world's major...
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