Internal vs. External Conflicts.

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Internal and External Conflicts Every story has a conflict, whether it is internal or external. In the story The Bass, The River, and Sheila Mant there are several good examples of what an internal conflict is. An example of an internal conflict would be a character that is fighting with himself. In the stories Maus I & Maus II there are several good examples of external conflicts. An example of an external conflict would be a character fighting with another character, which is also known as person vs. person conflict. In the story The Bass, The River and Sheila Mant, a young narrator who is in love with fishing and also in love with a beautiful girl named Sheila Mant who thinks the exact opposite of fishing, finds himself at a crossroads when he has to choose between the girl, and the biggest bass of his life. I believe this story is an internal conflict because of several good points and quotes throughout the book. The Narrator loves to fish, however, Sheila does not. This can be proven by a quote on page 38, “I think fishing is dumb, I mean, it’s boring and all. Definitely dumb.” (Wetherell 38). Another significant point in the story that supports it being an internal conflict is at the point in time when the Narrator mistakenly hooks a large bass whilst his dream girl, Sheila, is in the boat with him. “Four things occurred to me at once. One, that it was a bass. Two, that it was a big bass. Three, that it was the biggest bass I had ever hooked. Four, Sheila must not know.” (Wetherell 38). My last point involves the Narrators final decision that undoubtedly affected the outcome of the story. “I pulled a penknife from my pocket and cut the line in half.” (Wetherell 40). All of the Narrator’s decisions had a major impact on the story’s outcome. If the Narrator had chosen differently, he may of caught the biggest bass of his life. Instead he ends up with a total
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