'External Conflict In Ed Handby'

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The significant external conflict that Ed Handby has is with George Willard. The quotes, “George Willard, who was in Ed Handby’s mind the only obstacle to his getting Belle Carpenter,” (110) and “You stay away from that kid,’ he growled, thinking of George Willard,” (112) explains why there was conflict between Ed Handby and George Willard even though they never met in the story. Since Belle used George Willard in order to make sure what Handby’s sincerity is, in Handby’s point of view, he thought that George was his rival and his obstacle of getting to Belle. In addition, at the end of the story, “Three times the young reporter sprang at Ed Handby and each time the bartender, catching him by the shoulder, hurled him back into the bushes.