Question

excerpt 1: some nights zeitoun struggles to sleep. some nights he thinks of the faces, the people who arrested him, who jailed him, who shuttled him between cages like an animal, who transported him like luggage. he thinks of the people who could not see him as a neighbor, as a countryman, as a human.
excerpt 2: for many of his clients, it took time for the insurance money to come through, for the fema money to appear, for any number of complications to work themselves out. but now things are moving. the city is rising again. since hurricane katrina, zeitoun a. painting contractor llc has restored 114 houses to their former states, or improved versions thereof.
which statement best tells how the main conflict in the first excerpt is different from the main conflict in the second excerpt?
the first excerpt illustrates a global conflict, while the second excerpt illustrates a local conflict.
the first excerpt illustrates an external conflict, while the second excerpt illustrates an internal conflict.
the first excerpt illustrates an internal conflict, while the second excerpt illustrates an external conflict.
the first excerpt illustrates a local conflict, while the second excerpt illustrates a global conflict.

Explanation:

1. Analyze Excerpt 1: Zeitoun's struggle with traumatic memories and emotional distress is an internal conflict (a psychological struggle within himself).
2. Analyze Excerpt 2: The delays with insurance/FEMA money, complications of rebuilding, and restoring houses are external conflicts (struggles with outside systems, circumstances, and practical challenges).
3. Match to options: Only the third option correctly identifies this contrast.

Answer:

The first excerpt illustrates an internal conflict, while the second excerpt illustrates an external conflict.