Question
Identify the type of conflict taking place in each excerpt from The Odyssey.
“Deathly pity ran me through / at that sight – far the worst I ever suffered.”
“Then the squall / struck whining from the west, with gale force, breaking / both forestays, and the mast.”
“Well, when I reached the sea cave and the ship, / I faced each man, and had it out.”
“Deathly pity ran me through / at that sight – far the worst I ever suffered.”
“Then the squall / struck whining from the west, with gale force, breaking / both forestays, and the mast.”
“Well, when I reached the sea cave and the ship, / I faced each man, and had it out.”
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1) Internal conflict (person vs. self) — the speaker describes an intense inward feeling of pity and suffering, showing emotional/psychological struggle.
2) External conflict with nature (person vs. nature) — a violent squall damages the ship’s rigging and mast, an obstacle imposed by the natural world.
3) External conflict with other people (person vs. person) — the narrator confronts and fights the men, a direct interpersonal/physical confrontation.
2) External conflict with nature (person vs. nature) — a violent squall damages the ship’s rigging and mast, an obstacle imposed by the natural world.
3) External conflict with other people (person vs. person) — the narrator confronts and fights the men, a direct interpersonal/physical confrontation.