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Conflict in Literature
About
Conflict in Literature refers to a series of exploitable images based on a webcomic explaining the various types of challenges of protagonists face in literature. The meme replaces the images of the comic with something in popular culture.
Origin
On May 22nd, 2014, Grant Snider of Incidental Comics[1] published a comic entitled "Conflicts in Literature." In the comic, stick figures act out the classic conflict scenarios present in narrative art, such as "man vs. nature" and "man vs. technology," as well as the movement in literature ("modernism," "post-modernism," etc.)
![Conflict in Literature original CONFLICT IN LITERATURE CLASSICAL MODERN POSTMODERN MAN vs. NATURE MAN vs. SOCIETY | | MAN vs. TECHNOLOGY MAN vs. MAN MAN vs. SELF MAN vs. REALITY MAN vs. GOD MAN vs. NO GOD MAN vs. AUTHOR GRANT SNIDER](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/307/403/07d.jpg)
Spread
Three years later, on October 19th, 2017, two variations of Snider's work appeared on Twitter and Instagram, respectively. That day, Twitter[2] user @PTSDGuts posted the nine panels with each of Snider's images replaced with anime characters (shown below, right), received more than 1,800 retweets and 2,800 likes in five days. When posted to FunnyJunk, [8] the meme received more than 1,600 upvotes and 66,000 views. Additionally, Instagram[3] user @rad_shiba posted a variant with the cartoon character Daffy Duck replacing the images, receiving more than 300 likes in five days.
![Anime CONFLICT IN LITERATURE CLASSICAL MODERN POSTMODERN GHOSTSHELL SOCIETY MAN vs. TECHNOLOGY MAN vs. NATURE N vs. MAN vs. MAN vS MAN vs. REALITY an MAN vs. NO GU MAN vs. AUTHOR vs. VS.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/307/405/2ac.jpg)
![Conflicts of Daffy Duck CONFLICT IN LITERATURE CLASSICAL MODERN POSTMQDER DUCK SEASON MAN vs. NATURE MAN vs. SoCIETY MAN vs. TECHNOLOGY MAN vs. MAN MAN vs. SELF MAN vs. REALITY MAN vs. GOD MAN vs NO GOD MAN Vs. AUTHOR](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/307/408/ba7.png)
Over the next week, the template was shared three times on the /r/MemeEconomy subreddit] On October 24th, Redditor[9] Proxylazurs shared a version featuring Half-Life characters in the /r/HalfLife subreddit, garnering more than 1,400 points (95% upvoted) in one day.
![Conflicts in Half-Life CONFLICT IN LITERATURE CLASSICAL MODERN POSTMODERN MAN vs. NATURE MAN vs. SOCIETY MAN vs. TECHNOLOGY OE THE NONT MAN vs. MAN MAN vs. SELF MAN vs. REALITY 3 WAIV source MAN vs. GOD MAN vs. NO GOD MAN vs. AUTHOR](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/307/411/4bd.jpg)
Various Examples
![Homestruck version CONFLICT IN LITERATURE CLASSICAL MODERN POSTMODERN MAN vS. NATURE MAN vs. SOCIETY MAN vs. TECHNOLOGY mc? 2 E=mc2 MAN vs. SEL MAN vs. REALITY HELP MAN vs. GOD MAN vs. AUTHOR](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/307/412/e7d.png)
![Sam Hyde variant CONFLICT IN LITERATURE CLASSICAL MODERN POSTMODERN can we turn this up a little bit MAN vs. SOCIETY MAN vs. TECHNOLOGY MAN vS. NATURE BODT GARAGE MAN vs. REALITY MAN vs. MAN MAN VS. SELF MAN vs. NO GOD MAN vs. AUTHOR VS MAN vs. GOD Peanut Cliluckle](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/307/413/aaf.jpg)
![Conflict in Trump CONFLICT IN LITERATURE CLASSICAL MODERN POSTMODERN Jcovfefe AMERICANS COAST-TO-COAST WATCH SOLAR ECUIPSE MAN vs. NATURE MAN vs. SOCIETY MAN vS. TECHNOLOGY We can let this happen, We should march on Washliegton and stop this travesty. Our nation is sotally divided 嚣6@등壏 Just nad a very open and suocesshul poteters, moned by the ㎜ta. we printru Very ntai MAN vs. MAN MAN vs. SELF MAN vs. REALITY FAKE NEWS MAN vs. GOD MAN vs NO GOD MAN vs. AUTHOR](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/307/417/563.jpg)
Search Interest
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External References
[1] Incidental Comics – Conflict In Literature
[2] Twitter – @PTSDGuts' Tweet
[3] Instagram – rad_shiba's post
[4] Reddit – Can be complicated but I like it. Thoughts?
[5] Reddit – Conflict in Literature Memes – The Next Viral Template?
[6] Reddit – Similar to an older meme, but I still see room for expansion. Invest?
[7] Reddit – Conflict in Literature Memes – The Next Viral Template?
[8] FunnyJunk – conflict in literature
[9] Reddit – Conflict in Literature: Half Life Universe Edition
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Top Comments
Youyou Meme
Oct 25, 2017 at 02:34PM EDT
UltimaGalaxy
Oct 27, 2017 at 12:05PM EDT