Answer:
character versus self
Explanation:
We can see that the character shown in the text above is in conflict with himself, as he, in order not to disobey the God he believes, he will have to disobey the government that he was responsible to obey. This shows two natures, of the character, in confrontation, because, while one does not want to hurt his religious concepts, the other does not want to hurt his professional responsibility. This shows that the character has an internal conflict, within his own thoughts.
One theme for the story The Exercise would be:
Strict teacher way in educating his student
The story tells us about a teacher that often uses corporal punishment such as caning to teach discipline to his student.
One of the subject of this story is when a young boy is punished because rather than doing his homework himself, he asks his father to do it.
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