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Conflict, stakes, wants & objectives · Core

Inner conflict

Also called: internal conflict

ELI5

A struggle within a character between incompatible desires, beliefs, fears or duties.

Used in conversation

“Can we make the inner conflict clearer in the next draft?”

Pitch context

You may encounter “Inner conflict” in story, structure & screenplay conversations or materials.

Why it matters: Helps describe how a story works on the page and how its dramatic parts fit together.

Sources & evidence · 4

Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.