Question

Read the following excerpt from Narrative of Sojourner Truth. What type of external conflict does it describe?

With these noble people who, though they could not be the masters of slaves, were undoubtedly a portion of God's nobility, she resided one year, and from them she derived the name of Van Wagener; he being her last master in the eye of the law, and a slave's surname is ever the same as his master; that is, if he is allowed to have any other name than Tom, Jack, or Guffin. Slaves have sometimes been severely punished for adding their master's name to their own.
A.
person versus person
B.
person versus nature
C.
person versus society
D.
person versus self

Answer 1

Person versus society C

Answer 2

C. Person versus Society.

Step-by-step explanation:

Person versus person is when She and her master were fighting.

Person versus nature is when She and nature, such as daylight and nighttime, when she was nervous for what time she should leave the masters house.

Person versus self is when She is doubting herself, which she wasn't in this story or this part.

What is Person Versus Society?

A person vs society conflict shows a struggle between a character and larger social forces.