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Perception Of Myself: The Main Conflict In Connie's Story
I think the main conflict in this story that drives this plot to its outcome is Connie's conflict with her own perception of herself. I think that if she was not so assured that there was nothing else to her but her skin-deep looks, due to her mother's ridicule and her "better" sister, that she would not feel as if Arnold Friend truly appreciated her beauty and innocence. The conflict in the story is man vs. self. Connie is trying to figure out what is the best decision for herself. The constant manipulation from Arnold plays on her ability to make rational decisions, therefore she struggles to come up with an appropriate verdict to stay out of harm’s way. True, her confidence blinded her from Arnold's manipulative, well -researched and rehearsed
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