The protagonist conflict is a conflict that can easily be explain. First of all, the protagonist is the person being treated so she have to do what she is told, just like how I have to follow what my doctor tell me to follow. More importantly, she is a woman and women are not given the same rights as men back in the 18th and early 19th century. “ He said there was only one window...He is very careful and loving, and hardly let me stir without special direction. I have scheduled...; he takes care.... He said we came here solely...” In other words, the time period that she’s living in is her external conflict [character vs. society]. Some people would argue whether the narrator words be trusted or not, because she is a sick woman after all. This
