Comparing Stories 'Seventh Grade And Melting Pot'

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The conflicts in the stories “Seventh Grade” and “Melting Pot” differ in structural ways. Internal conflict, a problem with an inside force, such as their minds, happens in “Seventh Grade” with a boy named Victor. In “Melting Pot”, there is an external conflict about the streets of people with diverse ethnicities live in. External conflict happens between an outside force, such as a specific group or person, with someone else. Sometimes, these conflicts have winners, but some can be left in the air when the story ends. When this happens, the story has no winner.
In “Seventh Grade”, a boy named Victor has a strong crush on Teresa, which leads him to taking French classes and faking the language just so that he would stand out and be able to

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