<span>FDR attempted to explain how the Depression had come about and, more importantly, how he believed the nation, under his leadership, could overcome it (or "defeat" it, since he heavily emphasized the battle metaphor). The key tone for sunny OPTIMISM, which would be his hallmark.
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In "Things Fall Apart" by Chinua Achebe, the greatest internal conflict Okonkwo has is him being what he considered ideal masculinity. He became known as a great fighter, a wealthy farmer, and a highly esteemed man in his clan, but all of this changes when he is exiled for seven years. He downgrades to sharecropping from his mother's family's land, and he immediately begins planning how to regain his status when he returns to Umuofia. "Okonkwo saw clearly the high esteem in which he would be held, and he saw himself taking the highest title in the land." He feels that his value is attached only to wealth and power.
