"Likely," said Herbert, with pretended horror. "Why, we're going to be rich, and famous, and happy. Wish to be an emperor, fathe
r, to begin with; then you can't be henpecked." He darted round the table, pursued by the maligned Mrs. White armed with an antimacassar.
Mr. White took the paw from his pocket and eyed it dubiously. "I don't know what to wish for, and that's a fact," he said slowly. "It seems to me I've got all I want."
What conflict in the story does this passage reveal?
A. Mr. White wants to believe in the monkey's paw because his family really needs money.
B. Mr. White feels compelled to make a wish even though he's already content with his life.
C. Herbert is angry that his parents don't believe in the magic of the monkey's paw.
D. Mrs. White is upset that Herbert is behaving disrespectfully toward his father.
Answer: B) Mr. White feels compelled to make a wish even though he's already content with his life.
Explanation: in literature, a conflict is a struggle between opposite forces, usually between a character (the main character or a very important one) and himself (internal conflict), society or another character (external conflict). From the given options, the one that represents the conflict in the passage, is the corresponding to option B, we can see that in the phrase: "I don't know what to wish for, and that's a fact," he said slowly. "It seems to me I've got all I want."
I remember watching the inauguration on TV. The sun was so bright that Robert Frost had trouble seeing his copy of the poem, and ended up reciting the poem from memory.
