Question

1. everything was going just fine for mae until yesterday. that was when she found out that her eyes were turning green. in maes world people discriminate against those with green eyes. green-eyed people cannot vote or hold public office and they are often forced to work the worst jobs for the least pay, if they can even find a job. maes parents want her to have surgery to change her eye color, but her grandma, who also has green eyes, encourages her to fight for her rights. with her grandma behind her, mae joins a resistance movement and becomes the poster child for green-eyed rights, but how will all of this attention affect maes family, especially her parents who wanted her to hide who she was?

protagonist: _______________________ antagonist: _______________________
type of conflict

Explanation:

• The protagonist is the central character whose journey drives the story, which is Mae here as the plot revolves around her struggle with green eyes and rights.
• The antagonist is the force opposing the protagonist; the discriminatory society that marginalizes green-eyed people creates the core conflict, as well as the pressure from Mae's parents to conform, but the systemic discrimination is the primary opposing force.
• The type of conflict is Person vs. Society, since Mae fights against a societal system that enforces unfair rules and discrimination against green-eyed individuals.

Answer:

Protagonist: Mae
Antagonist: The discriminatory society (and the social norms that marginalize green-eyed people, including the pressure from Mae's parents to hide her identity)
Type of Conflict: Person vs. Society