Question

read the passage from \two kinds.\ and i started to play. it was so beautiful. i was so caught up in how lovely i looked that at first i didnt worry how i would sound. so it was a surprise to me when i hit the first wrong note and i realized something didnt sound quite right. and then i hit another and another followed that. a chill started at the top of my head and began to trickle down. yet i couldnt stop playing, as though my hands were bewitched. i kept thinking my fingers would adjust themselves back, like a train switching to the right track. i played this strange jumble through two repeats, the sour notes staying with me all the way to the end. how is this passage an example of an internal conflict? it describes the narrators inability to stop playing when she wants to do so. it describes the narrators unexpected enjoyment of performing in front of an audience. it describes the narrators thoughts and feelings as she struggles through a poor performance. it describes the results of the narrators refusal to practice diligently and learn to play the piano correctly.

Explanation:

Internal conflict refers to a character's inner struggle. In this passage, the narrator's thoughts ("I kept thinking my fingers would adjust themselves back") and feelings (the chill, the realization of wrong notes) as she struggles through a poor performance show her internal turmoil. The first option is about an external inability (not internal conflict). The second option is more about a positive aspect (enjoyment) rather than conflict. The fourth option is about the result of an action (refusal to practice) not the internal conflict itself.

Answer:

It describes the narrator’s thoughts and feelings as she struggles through a poor performance.