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dseajack
dseajack

Would the conflict of the story be man vs man and man vs society? 

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Posted by dseajack on Wednesday October 31, 2007 at 1:44 PM and tagged with conflict, the catbird seat.

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  1. luannw Teacher
    High School - 11th Grade

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    Man v. man is the more obvious conflict in the story.  Mr. Martin and Mrs. Barrows are completely at odds with one another.  She wants to downsize the department and get rid of him and he wants to make her appear to be crazy to get rid of her.

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    Posted by luannw on Wednesday October 31, 2007 at 2:04 PM

  2. agape7
    agape7 Teacher
    High School - 11th Grade

    Man vs. man certainly stands out as the clear conflict: Mr. Martin wants to "rub out" Mrs. Barrows.  So, man vs. man is evident; however, one could argue that it is man vs. society because the story actually reflects this unfortunate truism in today's society where people are out to get you in various venues, be it legitimate or with cruel intentions.  Man vs. society requires deeper analysis, and you would certainly need to specifically defend your reasoning.

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    Posted by agape7 on Wednesday April 2, 2008 at 8:11 PM