Conflict In 'Melting Pot And Seventh Grade'

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There are some conflicts in both the stories “Melting pot” and “Seventh grade”. There are two types of conflicts in stories external conflict the physical conflict that happens around the character. The other conflict is internal conflict the struggle is occurring within a character's mind. The conflicts in “Seventh grade” are internal which occurs in the mind of the character Victor. The conflicts in “Melting pot” Are external happening in Quindelen’s neighborhood. In conflicts, there is a winner in every conflict.

The winner in the conflict in “Seventh Grade” is Victor; in the Story Melting pot the winner is the neighborhood. The conflict in “Seventh Grade” was internal, because Victor had mixed emotions about Teresa the girl he likes

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