> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://autoedit.gitbook.io/how-to-tell-compelling-stories-out-of-interviews/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://autoedit.gitbook.io/how-to-tell-compelling-stories-out-of-interviews/story-concepts/levels-of-conflict.md).

# levels of conflict

![3 Levels of conflict picture](/files/-LKEY2M6AutRl0MYWhLh)

> “A character's world can be imagined as a series of concentric circles surrounding a core of raw identity or awareness, circles that mark the levels of conflict in a character's life. The inner circle or level is his own self and conflicts arising from the elements of his nature: mind, body, emotion. “ Mckee p146