Read 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?
A. character versus selfB. character versus characterC. character versus societyD. character versus nature

A). Character versus self.

Explanation:

Conflict is elucidated as one of the most crucial elements of a plot that aims to bring the action to the plot and take the narrative forward. It is described as the clash or disagreement between the central character and the combatant force which could be the inner self, other characters, society, or nature.

In the given excerpt, the 'character versus self' conflict has been demonstrated as Claire, the protagonist in the excerpt is struggling with her inner self to dive like her brother. She is psychologically grappling(as reflected by her constant imagination and wandering to reach the bottom of the pool) to dive into the pool(as it was so intimidating for her seeing her brother diving). Thus, this exemplifies 'character vs self' conflict and hence, option A is the correct answer.

it creates a visual picture of the man.

it conveys what the scene sounds like.

it describes the actions of the boy.

it reveals the poet’s opinion of the characters.

it encourages readers to care for the characters.

the answer would be c