"Likely," said Herbert, with pretended horror. "Why, we're going to be rich, and famous, and happy. Wish to be an emperor, father, to begin with; then you can't be henpecked."

He darted round the table, pursued by the maligned Mrs. White armed with an antimacassar.

Mr. White took the paw from his pocket and eyed it dubiously. "I don't know what to wish for, and that's a fact," he said slowly. "It seems to me I've got all I want."

What conflict in the story does this passage reveal?

AMr. White wants to believe in the monkey's paw because his family really needs money.
BMr. White feels compelled to make a wish even though he's already content with his life.
CHerbert is angry that his parents don't believe in the magic of the monkey's paw.
DMrs. White is upset that Herbert is behaving disrespectfully toward his father.

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"Likely," said Herbert, with pretended horror. "Why, we're going to be rich, and famous, and happy. Wish to be an emperor, father, to begin with; then you can't be henpecked."

He darted round the table, pursued by the maligned Mrs. White armed with an antimacassar.

Mr. White took the paw from his pocket and eyed it dubiously. "I don't know what to wish for, and that's a fact," he said slowly. "It seems to me I've got all I want."

What conflict in the story does this passage reveal?

AMr. White wants to believe in the monkey's paw because his family really needs money.
BMr. White feels compelled to make a wish even though he's already content with his life.
CHerbert is angry that his parents don't believe in the magic of the monkey's paw.
DMrs. White is upset that Herbert is behaving disrespectfully toward his father.

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BellaM1134 BellaM1134 · Answer 1 · 2016-11-14T13:52:13-05:00

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the conflict that this shows is that Mr.White does not know what to wish for but Herbert wants him to wish for fame and money

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sortingsteering sortingsteering · Answer 2 · 2019-08-19T13:32:43-04:00

Answer: B) Mr. White feels compelled to make a wish even though he's already content with his life.

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 one that represents the conflict in the passage, is the corresponding to option B, we can see that in the phrase: "I don't know what to wish for, and that's a fact," he said slowly. "It seems to me I've got all I want."