Which excerpt from “the gift of the magi” presents the reader with the initial conflict of the story?

a) there was clearly nothing to do but flop down on the shabby little couch and howl.
b) tomorrow would be christmas day, and she had only $1.87 with which to buy jim a present.
c) she had a habit for saying little silent prayer about the simplest everyday things, and now she whispered: " god, make him think i am still pretty."
d) twenty dollars a week doesn't go far.

Tomorrow would be Christmas Day, and she had only $1.87 with which to buy Jim a present.

the answer is slaves

douglas was a slave who turned into a statesman and he refused to celebrate the 4th of july until all slaves were emancipated or set free.

1. this would be first person. it would be like "i walked home from school today" they are the narrator of the story and is a character as well.

2. first person because they used the word "i" in the quote.

3. i'm really not sure about this one i'm really sorry i never read it so i wouldn't know how to answer it. 

4. it would be character vs. society because everyone he meets there is always a conflict of some sort because he's stuck in his daydream.

5. it would be sadness at the loss of youth because the title itself tells us it's about age so it couldn't be about regret. and the tone just sounds sad, not angry. 

i hope this !