Question

the strange case of dr. jekyll and mr. hyde by robert louis stevenson chapter 9: dr. lanyons narrative on the ninth of january, now four days ago, i received by the evening delivery a registered envelope, addressed in the hand of my colleague and old school companion, henry jekyll. i was a good deal surprised by this; for we were by no means in the habit of correspondence; i had seen the man, dined with him, indeed, the night before, and i could imagine nothing in our intercourse that should justify formality of registration. the contents increased my wonder, for this is how the letter ran: \10th december, 18—. \dear lanyon,—you are one of my oldest friends; and although we may have differed at times on scientific questions, i cannot remember, at least on my side, any break in our affection. there was never a day when, if you had said to me, jekyll, my life, my honour, my reason, upon the reading of this letter, i made sure my colleague was insane; but till that was proved beyond the possibility of doubt, i felt bound to do as he requested. in the excerpt, dr. lanyons conflict is an internal conflict because it is character vs. nature. character vs. self. character vs. society.

Explanation:

Internal conflict refers to a struggle within a character's mind. Dr. Lanyon's conflict is between his own judgment (thinking his colleague is insane) and his sense of obligation to do as his colleague requests. This is a character - vs - self conflict.

Answer:

character vs. self