June and sylvio speak to mr. teller in the driveway of their farmhouse. it is raining hard, and they all carry umbrellas. a dog sits on the steps of the house. june: we didn’t think you’d be coming back for the puppy. mr. teller: i said i would when i dropped the puppy off. sylvio: yes, but that was months ago. we thought you’d be back for the puppy in a couple days. now she’s a full-grown dog. we have raised her ourselves, we built her her own doghouse, and we love her. mr. teller: but she’s my dog. i only dropped her off at your house for safekeeping since i had to go out of town on business. now i’m back and i want my dog back. sylvio: i don’t know, mr. teller. we love lucy like our own. we want to keep her. what is the conflict of the play?

A.      It’s raining at June and Sylvio’s farmhouse.

B.      Mr. Teller is the owner of Lucy, the puppy.

C.      Mr. Teller wants his dog, Lucy, back.

D.      Lucy was a puppy at first but is now a dog.

 ANSWER

The correct option is C.

In literary works, a conflict refers to a literary element that has to do with struggle between two forces that are contrary to each other. There are two types of conflict, external and internal conflict. In the question given above, the conflict of the play is the fact that Mr Teller wants his dog back although June and Sylvio are not willing to release the dog. This is an example of an external conflict. 

normally working animals are domesticated and ruled by a master, a domesticator (tamer), to perform basic and important functions on a farm, for example. the value used in this context is animal labor in exchange for food. it is not so much a contrast to the story told by napoleon and the pigs, since the animals of that particular farm also performed functions on the farm through domestication. the only thing is that in this case, who rules them is a pig, also an animal, but very respected, to whom the other animals lent him submission. that's about a strong relationship of dependency between animal and owner.

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