# levels of conflict

![3 Levels of conflict picture](https://1408087550-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LKEX2pgEboHMhySJ5EJ%2F-LKEY0IYYNxY55xtF_2J%2F-LKEY2M6AutRl0MYWhLh%2F3_levals_of_conflict.png?generation=1534637924380758\&alt=media)

> “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