Read this paragraph
What is the conflict in the excerpt?
character versus self
character versus character
character versus society
character versus nature
Claire marveled at her little brother's flawless dive. It
ooked effortless now, but she knew he had spent weeks
perfecting the arch of his body and the point of his toes.
She wanted to have a dive like that the type people stop
and watch. Still, she could not bring herself to attempt it.
After all, her brother's first twenty or so dives had been
awful, with knees and elbows flailing. Claire shuddered to
imagine looking like that in clear view of the entire pool
population. And the whole head-first concept seemed
intimidating. She wondered if her hands would reach the
bottom of the pool. Maybe some day. But for now, she
decided she would just watch
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A. character versus self

Explanation:

In literature, conflict is most often described as an ongoing struggle between to opposing forces.

The most prominent example of this would be a conflict between two characters (hero versus villain).

Of course, there can also be a conflict between a character and a society or even nature. All these are example of external conflicts.

Besides this, there is also an internal conflict - a struggle between a character and himself/herself. Reasons for this are usually fear, emotions, guilt etc.

In the given excerpt, we see Claire trying to overcome her fear of dive and fear of failure and injury.

She wants to try it, but her fears and insecurities prevent her from doing so. These two opposing forces represent an internal, self vs. self conflict.

i go to the store and buy some cheese,suddenly there was akward silence.   out of no where comes a ninja, and he takes an apple, and chokes the cashier, until he passes out.   the disapeared in a puff of smoke.   the cashier went to the doctor, and everything was fine again.   they all lived happily ever after without anymore ninjas.

the end

go to buy cheese= exposition

akaward silence= rising action

ninja chokes the cashier= climax

cashier goes to the doctor= falling action

they live happily ever after= resolution

c? not a 100% sure

explanation: