Question

"what are you crying for?" asked daddy, but I couldn't answer. They didn't know that i did it for myself; that pride, whose slave I was, spoke to me louder than all their voices, and that Doodle only walked because I was ashamed of having a crippled brother

This passage from "The Scarlet Ibis" shows which type of conflict

a. character vs. himself
b. character vs. society
c. character vs. character
d. character vs, nature
I think it's A

Answer 1

it is C.

Character vs. character

Answer 2

The correct answer is A: Character vs. himself.

This excerpt belongs to the short story "The Scarlet Ibis" written by James Hurst and published in 1960.

In this passage, the main character/narrator is feeling embarrassed because he has helped his brother only for selfish reasons. It is considered as character vs himself because he feels ashamed of himself and of the pride he is driven by. The character himself regrets his decisions.