Answer:
<em>A character feuding with a close friend. </em>
<em>A character living in a harsh environment. </em>
<em>A character being judged by the community. </em>
Explanation:
External conflict in a literary work refers to a fight or struggle between the main character and some outside force. An outside force means it is <u>outside the body</u> of the character. There are <em>three main types</em> of external conflict in literature:
- <em>Character to character:</em> The most common one is the protagonist versus the antagonist, <em>a character feuding with a close friend</em> is an example of a character to character conflict.
- Character versus society: This conflict refers to the main character struggling with social forces, examples of this conflict are<em> a character</em> <em>being judged by the community</em> and <em> a character living in a harsh environment,</em> when a harsh environment refers to the social environment he is surrounded by.
- Character versus nature: When the protagonist struggles against forces of nature. An example can also be a <em>character living in a harsh environment</em>, when it refers to climate conditions.
From the excerpt you posted it looks like the writer's primary purpose is to persuade the audience to share his point of view.
This can be seen in phrases like "it seems to me that the decision is easy", where he implies that he has enough knowledge to see something that the Township officials are not seeing.
The schoolhouse reveals that the story takes place in the distant past because it is the only one for all the island's students
Hope this helps!
I'd say the answer is D), the Beats emulated Ezra Pound's beliefs in civil disobedience, because their tactics are somewhat similar.
