The external conflicts are man vs. man, man vs. nature, and man vs. society, while the internal conflict is man vs. self. The man vs. man conflict is Travis's quarrel with Eckels. The man vs. nature conflict is the dinosaur threatening the hunters' lives. The man vs. society conflict concerns Eckel's mistake, which alters the election and transforms America into a dystopia. The man vs. self conflict is Eckel's struggle to compose himself when he sees the dinosaur.
