Which of the following is the best example of internal conflict in the story “the bet”? a. the lawyer’s decision to leave the room and forfeit the bet b. the discussion about capital punishment at the beginning c. the banker’s promise to pay two million if the lawyer won d. the lawyer’s struggle with loneliness and boredom

Option A. The lawyer’s decision to leave the room and forfeit the bet is the answer.

Explanation:

Internal conflict is all in the mind of the character. There is a central issue that gives rise to the conflict. The mental struggle that begins hence is to resolve the conflict.  

Just like ‘Hamlet’ is given to introspection, so is the lawyer. Alone and suffering from boredom in the cell for fifteen long years, he indulges in all kinds of scholarly things and most probably introspects a lot, realizing and resolving the conflict of whether to enjoy the bliss of material satisfaction after he fulfils the condition laid by the bet. Everything seems to be a farce, a mirage. Death seems to be the most powerful.

Thus he decided to leave the cell and forfeit the bet ultimately getting over his desires and accepting the truth of life.

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