Question

What is the main conflict occurring in the following passage? As Joe trekked through the African wilderness, he thought about his last days with Kate. Why hadn’t he told her how he really felt? It would be weeks before he was back in New York, and he wondered if he would be able to get the courage to even call her. “How much heartbreak can I withstand?” he asked himself as he trudged methodically forward. A. character vs. self B. character vs. character C. character vs. nature D. character vs. society

Answer 1

A, character versus self. Joe is having a mental conflict.