Internal And External Conflicts Between Mrs. Setliffe

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In this story, there are two conflicts that involve Miss Setliffe herself. The first one is involving the external conflict which happens between Mrs. Setliffe and Hughie Luke (burglar). The conflict began when the butler finally came into the house and mention he (the butler) about the electrical ball that she press. At that time, Hughie Luke finally notice that she is not being honest to him all the time and realise all the conversations that they had was a trap to get Hughie Luke caught. The second one is involving an internal conflict which happens between Mrs. Setliffe and herself. The conflict begins when Hughie Luke started to challenge by saying; “It takes guts to shoot a man, and you sure ain't got them”. Deep in Hughie Luke heart

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