Ead this paragraph. claire marveled at her little brother’s flawless dive. it looked effortless now, but she knew he had spent weeks perfecting the arch of his body and the point of his toes. she wanted to have a dive like that—the type people stop and watch. still, she could not bring herself to attempt it. after all, her brother’s first twenty or so dives had been awful, with knees and elbows flailing. claire shuddered to imagine looking like that in clear view of the entire pool population. and the whole head-first concept seemed intimidating. she wondered if her hands would reach the bottom of the pool. maybe some day. but for now, she decided she would just watch. what is the conflict in the excerpt? character versus self character versus character character versus society character versus nature

A)  character versus self.

Explanation: In literature, a conflict is a struggle between two opposite forces, it can be between a character (usually the main character or a very important one) and himself (internal conflict), society or another character (external conflict). In the given paragraph we can see Claire struggling against her own fears and insecurities, she is afraid of attempting the dive because she knows that her brother had to practice it a lot, so the conflict is between Claire and herself (character vs self).

I believe the conflict is character versus self.

She knows that perfecting the dive will take a lot of effort and compromise, something which she is not willing to do.

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