Question

In his small Idaho school, football meant everything to Ernesto ("Neto") Villareal, sixteen, the team's star running back. And yet when he heard fans screaming racial insults at him and his Hispanic-American teammates, he wondered how he could keep playing for fans who felt that way. The insults also bothered Andy Percifield, a white student leader. When Neto and Andy teamed up, each using his own special power, fans began to feel heat they had never felt before.

–It’s Our World, Too!:
Young People Who Are Making a Difference,
Phillip M. Hoose

What is the main type of conflict introduced in this part of the text?

person vs. self
person vs. other
person vs. society
person vs. nature

Answer 1

person vs. society

Neto’s struggle isn’t just with individual opponents but with the community’s racist attitudes—he and Andy challenge the fans’ behavior and the larger social prejudice.