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?
In this passage, Claire is struggling against her own fears. She sees how beautiful and cool her brother's dive is, and wants to be able to do the same. She can't, though, because she saw how awkward and bad all her brother's first dives were and she is afraid of her head hitting the water and what that might feel like. Since it is an internal conflict, it is man vs self.
