In the stories “Seventh Grade” and “Melting Pot” there is conflict. The conflict in “Seventh Grade” is internal. This means that the conflict takes place within his mind. “Melting Pot” uses mainly external conflict. It takes place between groups of people in their neighborhood. There is a winner of the conflict in “Seventh Grade”. In the short story “Seventh Grade” the conflict is that Victor is trying to impress Teresa by saying he can speak French. Although he knows no French, he makes up words and uses an accent to make it seem as if he speaks French. This make the conflict internal because he having problems with just himself. The teacher soon catches on to this and plays along. Since the teacher made no comment, Teresa assumes that Victor
