“Seventh Grade” & “Melting Pot” conflicts
The stories “Seventh Grade” and “Melting Pot” both have conflicts. There is a difference though. In “Seventh Grade” the conflict is internal, meaning he has a problem not relating to the outside world; yet in “Melting Pot” the conflict is external, meaning the problem does include the outside world or another individual. The problem in “Seventh Grade” is Victor does not think he can impress Teresa with just being himself and almost makes a fool of himself pretending to know French. The conflict in “Melting Pot” is that the different denominations, regions, and races sometimes get in the way of accepting each other as human beings.
In the story “Seventh Grade” the conflict is internal. He has a
The stories “Seventh Grade” and “Melting Pot” both have conflicts. There is a difference though. In “Seventh Grade” the conflict is internal, meaning he has a problem not relating to the outside world; yet in “Melting Pot” the conflict is external, meaning the problem does include the outside world or another individual. The problem in “Seventh Grade” is Victor does not think he can impress Teresa with just being himself and almost makes a fool of himself pretending to know French. The conflict in “Melting Pot” is that the different denominations, regions, and races sometimes get in the way of accepting each other as human beings.
In the story “Seventh Grade” the conflict is internal. He has a