Read the following summary: A young student in a tough neighborhood is gifted
intellectually but must shun the dangerous streets of his
neighborhood in order to achieve academically. This
results in his being lonely throughout school. He goes to
college, but his social life has suffered, and he has few
friends from his own neighborhood.
Based on this passage, a reader is most likely to come to what conclusion
about the story's themes?

Jenna stood in front of the closed door. she knew she hadevery right to be here. your exam scores are just as high ascora's, she said to herself. there's no reason you shouldhave been left off the math team while cora was namedcaptain. she had never been one to rock the boat, but shecouldn't just let this lie.she pushed the door open and saw ms. jenson, the mathteam advisor, sitting at her desk. "ms. jenson? can i talk toyou for a minute? " her voice wavered, but she tried to lookconfident."sure," said ms. jenson, "but i hope this isn't about namingcora captain of the math team. i'm afraid my decision isfinal."jenna took a deep breath and prepared to plead her case.which statement best describes the external conflict in this passage?