Question

the strange case of dr. jekyll and mr. hyde
robert louis stevenson
chapter 3: dr. jekyll was quite at ease
that night later, by excellent good fortune, the doctor gave one of his pleasant dinners to some five or six old cronies, all intelligent, reputable men and all judges of good wine; and mr. utterson so contrived that he remained behind after the others had departed. it was no new arrangement, but a thing that had befallen many scores of times. where utterson was liked, he was liked well. hosts loved to detain the dry lawyer, when the light - hearted and loose - tongued had already their foot on the threshold; they liked to sit a while in his unobtrusive company, practising for solitude, sobering their minds in the man’s rich silence after the expense and strain of gaiety. to this rule, dr. jekyll was no exception; and as he now sat...
what part of this excerpt reveals the conflict of character vs. self?

• the fact that mr. utterson tells dr. jekyll that he has \been learning something of young hyde\ suggests curiosity within himself.
• the fact that dr. jekyll grew pale to the very lips and developed \a blackness around the eyes\ suggests turmoil within himself.
• the fact that mr. utterson

uthlessly\ ignored...

Explanation:

To identify character vs. self conflict, we look for internal turmoil within a character. The first option is about Mr. Utterson's curiosity (more of character vs. external subject), the second is about Dr. Jekyll's physical signs of internal turmoil (his own emotions/conflict within himself), and the third (partially shown) is about Utterson's action towards others. So the part about Dr. Jekyll's physical changes showing internal turmoil is the character vs. self conflict.

Answer:

The fact that Dr. Jekyll “grew pale to the very lips” and developed “a blackness around the eyes” suggests turmoil within himself.