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Two Examples Of Internal Conflict In The Homecoming
The first conflict in the story is person verses self. Person verses self is an internal conflict when a person is battling with emotions or a problem within the person. One example of person verses self in The Homecoming is when Olivia Spencer told herself that there was no such thing as miracles, also when Clay-Boy Spencer put on his father’s jacket and said that he wanted to be like is father but nothing like his father.
The second conflict in the story is person verses nature. Person verses nature is when a person is having a conflict with a natural force. One example of person verses nature is when Clay-boy Spencer tries to set the deer free and gets attacked by the albino buck.
The third type of conflict in the story is person verses

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