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Recommended: Analysis of conflict management

During this semester the class studied three novels. The first, killing Mr.Griffin, was about five students who prank kidnap their English teacher which results in unexpected consequences the Second, Go Ask Alice, was about was about an emotional, distressed adolescents girl who experiences an emotional downward spiral which eventually leads to her death. Finally, One Way is about an adolescents boy entangled in legal problems as a result of an unfortunate accident with his "ex" girlfriend. The main theme of all three novels is conflict. This essay will examine conflict in terms of man vs himself, man vs man and finally man vs nature.

The first type of Conflict is man vs himself. This is shown in killing Mr.Griffin when Susan agrees to help David with the kidnapping plan. Susan agrees to it because she really likes David, so to be with him quiet. So she becomes a decoy in the kidnapping. Also when Susan wanted to tell the cops after Griffin died. Mr. Griffins death was caused by the kidnapping plan backfiring. Susan decided to keep quiet for the sake of her and David's relationship. In Go Ask Alice this type of conflict is shown when Alice decided to let go of the diary she refers to as her best friend. She wants to start integrating with friends. Three weeks after she quits using the diary she dies. Also when, Alice decide to sell LSD to elementary kids. She needs money so she thinks if she doesn't who will, but after feels bad and regretful. In One Way this type of conflict is illustrated when Kenzie debates to punch Logan. He got angry with the comments Logan said about Stassi. So Kenzie punches Logan which leads to legal problems. And also when Mandi debates wether to push Stassi into Kenzie's bike but ...

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...ce at the wrong time. and also when Stassi is in the hospital, that is a consequence of the accident. they don't know if she will have permanent brain damage therefore Man vs Nature is a theme in all three novels.

This essay examined conflict in killing Mr. Griffin, go ask Alice, and one way. Man vs Himself was illustrated when Alice decided to sell LSD to elementary students for money she thinks if she doesn't sell it to them who will but then later feels bad and regrets it. Man vs man was shown when Mark copies a university assignment but gets a zero on it from Mr. Griffin and finally man vs Nature was seen when the stoner kid has a video of Mandy pushing Stassi. The stoner was doing a video blog in front of the school and caught the incident happening Kenzie now has proof of his innocence therefore conflict is the main theme of all three novels.

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