Question

14. Which statement from the text is the best evidence of the narrator’s external conflict

in the passage?
a. “I could not squirm or struggle like a schoolboy.” (paragraph 16)
b. “Nor could I attack such a creature who had but to twist my arm and break it.” (paragraph
16)
c. “I have worked, I do work,...” (paragraph 9)
d. “...I was not a preacher,...” (paragraph 5)

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Which statement best describes the narrator's internal conflict in the story? The narrator is pressured by his family about feeling Panamanian and by his peers about not being American, yet he feels more American than Panamanian.