Read this excerpt from Frankenstein, which is from Dr. Frankenstein's perspective:
I passed the night wretchedly. Sometimes my pulse beat so
quickly and hardly, that I felt the palpitation of every artery,
at others, I nearly sank to the ground through languor and
extreme weakness. Mingled with this horror, I felt the
bitterness of disappointment: dreams that had been my
food and pleasant rest for so long a space, were now
become a hell to me; and the change was so rapid, the
overthrow so complete!
How does this passage best illustrate Victor's development as a character
over the course of the novel?
A. It shows that he goes from a man who delights in the company
of other people to someone who seeks isolation,
B. It shows that he goes from someone doubtful of his abilities to
reach his goal to someone confident in his ability to succeed.
C. It shows that he goes from a man seeking love and happiness
to someone who believes that neither one is possible.
D. It shows that he goes from a man who wants to help the world
to someone determined to kill another living being.

  the conflict is the challenge the main character need to solve to achieve their goals, is the major literary element because creates challenges in the story by addin uncertainty to if the goal would be achieved. in the story could be more than a single conflict, in fact, most of the stories have a diversity of them. the resolution creates a closure that may or may not be the end of the story.

  the basic types of conflict have been classified as "person againsta nature", "person against person" and "persona against self". nevertheless the basic types, some authors think that it could be more than only three types, for instance:

  i´m gonna give you a little summary about the three basic types that i think are the one importants for the question

  the confict involves stories where characters are against each other, is an external conflict, as in a gun fight or a robbery or it could be more subtle between the desires of the characters as in a love story. this type of conflict is very common in traditional literature, fairy tales and myths.

  is an external conflict between the character and an animal or a force of nature, like a tornado,a storm or even a rain. a great example of this is ernest hemingway´s "the old man and the sea"   in which the main character struggle with a marlin when he was fishing.

  in this case the conflict is internal, the character must overcome her or his own nature or make a choice between two paths.

  i hope the answer is correct and you. regards

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