Question

But the greatest danger I ever underwent in that kingdom was from a monkey, who belonged to one of the clerks in the kitchen. . . . [R]eaching one of his paws in at the door, as a cat does when she plays with a mouse . . . [he] seized the lappet of my coat . . . and dragged me out. He took me up in his right fore-foot, and held me as a nurse does a child she is going to suckle, just as I have seen the same sort of creature do with a kitten in Europe; and when I offered to struggle, he squeezed me so hard, that I thought it more prudent to submit.
In the passage above, who or what is the antagonist of the character vs. nature conflict?

the monkey
the kitten
the narrator
the clerks

Answer 1

In the passage above, the antagonist of the character vs. nature conflict is the monkey.
An antagonist is someone who creates trouble for the protagonist, or the hero of a certain text. We can see here that the monkey is the one who seizes the lappet and drags the protagonist around.