Read the excerpt from "broken chain." alfonso had pretended not to hear his father and had gone to his room, where he studied his hair from all angles in the mirror. he liked what he saw until he smiled and realized for the first time that his teeth were crooked, like a pile of wrecked cars. he grew depressed and turned away from the mirror. he sat on his bed and leafed through the rock magazine until he came to the rock star with the butched top. his mouth was closed, but alfonso was sure his teeth weren’t crooked. which statement best describes the conflict in this passage? a. alfonso is in conflict with his father. b. alfonso is in conflict with the rock star. c. alfonso is in conflict with the mirror. d. alfonso is in conflict with himself.

The statement that best describes the conflict in the passage is d. Alfonso is in conflict with himself because he does not want to accept the truth that he saw in the mirror when he looked at himself, thus denying the fact that he has his teeth turned as an imperfection.

D) Alfonso is in conflict with himself.

Explanation: in literature, a conflict is a struggle between opposite forces, usually between a character (the main character or a very important one) and himself (internal conflict), society or another character (external conflict). From the given options, the statement that best describes the conflict in the passage, is the corresponding to option D: Alfonso is in conflict with himself, he doesn't like the way he looks, specifically his crooked teeth.

there are many cases in the crucible where propaganda is present, the types of propagandas that are shown are: bandwagon, testimonial, transfer, and card-stacking. the crucible is mainly focus on the ancient beliefs that people from towns had, if someone didn’t follow the rules they would be punished.