Question

The dilemma that Mary faces when she must decide whether or not to become a heroine, like the ones that she reads about at school, can best be described as ______________.

characters

external conflict

exposition

internal conflict

Answer 1

Shes not telling anyone what her problem is so exposition is out, she isn't facing a conflict with anything or anyone so external conflict is out, and (What I'm going think is characterization) she isn't gaining any depth or showing a new detail about herself so characterization is out, so that means internal conflict must be the right answer, hope this helps

Answer 2

In laymen's term internal conflict deals with an internal struggle that a character or person is feeling within themselves.

External conflict deals with an outward struggle that the character or person is experiencing. This struggle deals with a character or person having an issue with a someone or something else...aka an outside force is causing the person or character to feel a certain way.

With the situation you have described above, I think internal conflict would be the best answer because the conflict is occurring within her. She is having to decide what to do which means she is experiencing a metal struggle.