tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12793452.post5605585304924977027..comments2023-10-24T09:17:18.260-04:00Comments on Working On It: AntagonizingAshleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14830332078593192792noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12793452.post-10494155257464490542007-01-21T10:25:00.000-05:002007-01-21T10:25:00.000-05:00I just taught my 9th graders all about conflict in...I just taught my 9th graders all about conflict in a story. They also had to learn protagonist vs. antagonist (and they all want to know are there other gonists?). I taught them that there can be internal or external, and then all of the human vs. ____ that I could think of. Then they started dissecting our stories and even came up with their own human vs ____ equations. Almost every single story we have read this year has had some interal conflict, or human vs. self. (In which case, the antagonist is the self.) Many of the stories were contemporary so it seems to me that there should be no problem with this sort of antagonist. Maybe modern writers just cop out or something? I don't think there's any reason an antagonist can't be nature, fate, desire, machine, naugahyde, etc.! ;) I think most stories are really shallow if it's *only* human vs. human because then it makes it seems as though the protagonist is perfect and has no struggles within him/herself. No humans are perfect. Anyway, I do care about your writing! I just get an insider's view via emails so I'm not always as current on the blog action. I feel like I should print this post for my freshman to read because it so totally sums up the stuff I have just been teaching them, but alas, the semester is over. I will have to bookmark it for next year LOL ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12793452.post-7352079515580145772007-01-18T06:28:00.000-05:002007-01-18T06:28:00.000-05:00Nice post. I know exactly what you. Problem is I d...Nice post. I know exactly what you. Problem is I don't think this feeling ever really gets away - but we can learn to write inspite of it.<br /><br />Good luck with your writing.Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979321535612745986noreply@blogger.com