Question

when i stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, i had only two things on my mind: paul newman and a ride home. i was wishing i looked like paul newman – he looks tough and i don’t – but i guess my own looks aren’t so bad. i have light brown, almost - red hair and greenish - gray eyes. i wish they were more gray, because i hate most guys that have green eyes, but i have to be content with what i have. my hair is longer than a lot of boys wear theirs, squared off in back and long at the front and sides, but i am a greaser and most of my neighborhood rarely bothers to get a haircut. besides, i look better with long hair. —the outsiders, s.e. hinton describe the conflict in the passage by completing the sentence. ponyboy is experiencing an dropdown with internal and external options conflict between blank

Explanation:

The conflict is internal because Ponyboy is struggling with his own thoughts and feelings about his appearance (wishing he looked like Paul Newman, having mixed feelings about his eye color and hair, but also trying to be content with himself). Internal conflict occurs within a character's mind, contrasting with external conflict which involves outside forces.

Answer:

Ponyboy is experiencing an internal conflict between his desire to look like Paul Newman (and have certain physical traits) and his acceptance of his own appearance. The first dropdown should be "internal".