Question

And then I saw what seemed to be the prodigy side of me—because I had never seen that face before. I looked at my reflection, blinking so I could see more clearly. The girl staring back at me was angry, powerful. This girl and I were the same. I had new thoughts, willful thoughts, or rather thoughts filled with lots of won'ts. I won't let her change me, I promised myself. I won't be what I'm not.

What kind of motivation do the narrator’s thoughts show?

Extrinsic motivation: The narrator wants to become a prodigy to please her mother.
Extrinsic motivation: The narrator wants to adapt her behavior to please the girl in the mirror.
Intrinsic motivation: The narrator refuses to be angry like the girl in the mirror.
Intrinsic motivation: The narrator refuses to change her true nature to please someone else.

Answer 1

Intrinsic motivation: The narrator refuses to change her true nature to please someone else.

Reason: Her "won'ts" and promise ("I won't let her change me. I won't be what I'm not.") express an internal, self-directed desire to stay true to herself rather than acting to obtain external approval.