USA HISTORY

THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929

ART AND CULTURE OF THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Identify the type of conflict in the excerpt below."Then, Roger, you go to that sink and wash your face, “ said the woman, whereupon she turned him loose-at last. Roger looked at the door-looked at the woman-looked at the door-and went to the sink.”
A
Person vs. Society
B
Person vs. Self
C
Person vs. Person
D
Person vs. Nature
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Which of the following illustrates Roger’s internal conflict? “Roger looked at the door-looked at the woman-looked at the door-and went to the sink."

Detailed explanation-2: -In the short story “Thank You, Ma’am, ” Mrs. Jones told Roger to wash his face because she wanted him to start taking care of himself and feel better. If he has nobody home to wash his face, Roger might as well start doing it for himself.

Detailed explanation-3: -"Good-night! Behave yourself, boy!” she said, looking out into the street. The boy wanted to say something else other than “Thank you, m’am” to Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones, but he couldn’t do so as he turned at the barren stoop and looked back at the large woman in the door.

Detailed explanation-4: -Roger tries to steal Mrs. Jones’ purse because he wants to buy a blue suede shoes. Roger’s thin build and dirty face made Mrs. Jones assume that he was just hungry and that was why he opted to steal money for food.

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