Question

Among the company was a lawyer, a young man of about twenty-five. On being asked his opinion, he said:

“Capital punishment and life-imprisonment are equally immoral; but if I were offered the choice between them, I would certainly choose the second. It’s better to live somehow than not to live at all.”

There ensued a lively discussion. The banker who was then younger and more nervous suddenly lost his temper, banged his fist on the table, and turning to the young lawyer, cried out:

“It’s a lie. I bet you two millions you wouldn’t stick in a cell even for five years.”



Which type of conflict occurs in the excerpt above?

a.)rowdy
b.)internal
c.)external
d.)ironic

Answer 1

it is external, C. there are 2 people disagreeing

Answer 2

The type of conflict which occurs in the excerpt is the following one:

c) external.

A man gives his opinion on a certain matter and that has a strong effect on another person. It is an example of external conflict, since the conflict has its origin in the outside, that is, what causes it does not come from within one's own mind, it is rather caused by what someone else says or does. The banker strongly disagrees with the lawyer; he even sounds angry when he does so.