Question

Which conflict does the narrator face in this passage?

character vs. character, because his father’s words cause him to question his actions
character vs. nature, because he must battle the elements of weather
character vs. self, because he is struggling to understand how the gods lived
character vs. society, because he must battle against the teachings of the gods

Answer 1

Read the passage from "By the Waters of Babylon.”

Nevertheless, it was strange. There was a washing-place but no water—perhaps the gods washed in air. There was a cooking-place but no wood, and though there was a machine to cook food, there was no place to put fire in it. Nor were there candles or lamps—there were things that looked like lamps but they had neither oil nor wick. All these things were magic, but I touched them and lived—the magic had gone out of them. Let me tell one thing to show. In the washing-place, a thing said "Hot" but it was not hot to the touch—another thing said "Cold" but it was not cold. This must have been a strong magic but the magic was gone. I do not understand—they had ways—I wish that I knew.

Answer 2

character vs self