Question

Which sentence describes an external conflict? Roland must ride his bike through a monsoon to get home. Roland will get kicked off the team if he gets overconfident. Roland must practice every day if he wants to be picked first. Roland is the protagonist of this short story.

Answer 1

As you know, an external conflict usually represents the idea of outside-forces influence, and sentence which accurately describes an external conflic is the first one :Roland must ride his bike through a monsoon to get home. You can see how external force opposes on the journey of the main hero.

Answer 2

Roland must ride his bike through a monsoon to get home.

An external conflict is between a character and another character, nature, or society. In the correct answer, Roland is going against nature: a monsoon. An external conflict is different than an internal conflict. An internal conflict is one the character has with him/herself. It is usually a decision the character has to make. In the options Roland getting overconfident and choosing to practice everyday are internal conflicts. The last option has nothing to do with conflict.