"Then i wish i wasn't your daughter. i wish you weren't my mother,” i shouted. as i said these things i got scared. it felt like worms and toads and slimy things crawling out of my chest, but it also felt good, as if this awful side of me had surfaced, at last. “too late change this,” said my mother shrilly. –“two kinds,” amy tan
Which details suggest that the narrator is struggling with an internal conflict? check all that apply.
A.“I shouted.”
B.“As i said these things i got scared.”
C.“It felt like worms and toads and slimy things crawling out of my chest.”
D.“This awful side of me had surfaced, at last.”
E.“Too late change this.”
The details which suggest that the narrator is struggling with an internal conflict are:
"As I said these things I got scared."
"It felt like worms and toads and slimy things
crawling out of my chest."
"This awful side of me had surfaced, at last."
Answer: Option B, C, and D.
Explanation:
Internal conflict arises when a person or a character struggles in his mind because of certain issue. In the excerpt, we can see that the narrator is facing an internal conflict because of what she said to her mother. We can figure out that she’s struggling with the guilt and regret of those harsh words spoken by her. She have made use of words such as ‘worms’, ’toads’, and slimy things’ to describe her conflict. When she says, ‘This awful side of me had surfaced, at last’ she admits that she was being too harsh while talking to her mother.
