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What Is External Conflict In Cathedral

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In a conflict of a story, it may be external or internal. External conflicts occur between characters and something or someone outside of themselves. Internal conflict occurs when the character struggles within themselves. In the story Cathedral, it shows an internal conflict. This is shown when Robert (the blind man) is invited to spend a night at an old friend’s house (narrator’s wife). The narrator is jealous of the blind man because he has no idea of what kind of a person he is and the only thing he knows about him is that his wife and he has kept in touch over the years. It shows a deeper meaning of sight versus
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