Question

I went north—I did not try to hide myself. When a god or a demon saw me, then I would die, but meanwhile I was no longer afraid. My hunger for knowledge burned in me—there was so much that I could not understand. After a while, I knew that my belly was hungry. I could have hunted for my meat, but I did not hunt. It is known that the gods did not hunt as we do—they got their food from enchanted boxes and jars. Sometimes these are still found in the Dead Places—once, when I was a child and foolish, I opened such a jar and tasted it and found the food sweet. But my father found out and punished me for it strictly, for, often, that food is death. Now, though, I had long gone past what was forbidden, and I entered the likeliest towers, looking for the food of the gods.
–“By the Waters of Babylon,”
Which conflicts does the character face in this passage? Choose all that apply.

character vs. society because he is breaking laws
character vs. self because his fear is growing
character vs. character because he faces demons
character vs. character because he faces the gods in the towers
character vs. nature because his hunger is driving him to take risks

Answer 1

In this passage of Waters of Babylon, the conflicts that the character faces are:

Character Vs. Society, because he is breaking laws when he says: "I had long gone past what was forbidden", the speaker shows that he entering the towers is something that is not allowed in the society, or by people in general.

Character Vs. Character because he faces demons. As the speaker says at the beginning of the excerpt: "When a god or a demon saw me, then I would die." He respects the demons and gods and it shows when he says he will remain stable until one of them finally comes and when he says that, although he is hungry, he will not hunt because it is known that gods did not hunt. He will look in the towers for the gods food.

Character Vs. Nature because his hunger is driving him to take risks. He decided not to hunt, so he will look for the food of the gods inside the towers and he doesn't care if it is forbidden, he is "long past what was forbidden".

Answer 2

Answer:

character vs. society because he is breaking laws

character vs. nature because his hunger is driving him to take risks