Man vs. Nature Conflict

Although the Botanic Diaries started off as a blog about my own garden, it quickly spread to include other national and international ones. From time to time I also like to explore issues related to health and the environment since they are technically an extension of our gardens. This post has absolutely nothing to do with any of those topics/issues. There are four different types of conflict in a narrative:

1. Man vs. Man
2. Man vs. Society
3. Man vs. Self
4. Man vs. Nature

For the purpose of this blog I will just briefly bring up the fourth conflict. A conflict with nature occurs when a character(s) must overcome some kind of natural obstacle or condition. Most assume that "man vs. nature" is about a character fighting the elements such as Lieutenant Dan in the 1994 movie "Forrest Gump" holding on to the mast of a ship in the middle of a torrential storm while cursing and laughing at mother nature. While storms, floods, tsunamis, insects, and animals would be accurate representations of conflicts between man and nature, there are others that generally get less attention. Lesser known examples include things like the plague or a famine. Most recently the trend of global warming could also be seen as an example of the man vs. nature conflict. In short, stories involving man against nature usually have the potential to be epic as long as we realize the entire scope of possibilities out there!!