In at least 150 words, explain how the narrator alludes to the conflict in the introduction of the short story "Sixteen." Use details from the passage to support your response.

answer; adjusting and adapting to a culture other than one's own;

answerblank(1); // intrinsic motivation; blank(2) extrinsic motivation;

to fit in with the new circle of friends that looks like to accept him, elias realized that he needs to abandon being an excellent student at his old school. elias does this because of conformity, that’s why he put forth little effort in his school work at his new school,