The detail in this excerpt that further complicates Neto’s conflict is the school board does not respond to Neto. This lack of response indicates that not only did Neto face the challenge of expressing his concerns about the football team and the racist comments, but he also encountered the disappointment of being ignored or dismissed by the board members after he took the courageous step to speak up. This adds to his conflict by highlighting the potential futility of his efforts and the ongoing nature of the issue he is addressing.
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When they entered the board's meeting room, Neto was terrified. They were alone with the ten white men who were the members of the Marsing school board. "I couldn't believe I was really doing this," Neto recalls. "Then I heard Baldy say, 'Neto wants to talk with you about the football team.'
"So I just started. I told them I was quitting and why. I told them word-for-word what I had heard. Only one of them looked like he was really listening. When I was finished, they thanked me for coming, but they didn't say they would do anything about it. I went home thinking, Well, at least I tried. Now they can't say nobody told them."
What detail in this excerpt further complicates Neto’s conflict?
Neto is terrified to speak to the school board.
Baldy takes Neto to the school board meeting.
Neto tells the school board about the racist comments.
The school board does not respond to Neto.
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