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Buck had accepted the rope with quiet dignity. To be sure, it was an unwonted performance: but he had learned to trust in men he knew, and to give them credit for a wisdom that outreached his own. But when the ends of the rope were placed in the stranger's hands, he growled menacingly. He had merely intimated his displeasure, in his pride believing that to intimate was to command. But to his surprise the rope tightened around his neck, shutting off his breath.


Which type of conflict is shown in this excerpt?


A-character vs. self

B-character vs. nature

C-character vs. character

D-character vs. society

Respuesta :

The type of conflict shown in this excerpt is character vs. character (C).

In The Call of the Wild, different kinds of conflict are at the center of the narration; chiefly character vs. self and character vs. nature.

Yet here, the excerpt is about a confrontation between the protagonist, the dog, and a human he does not know. We are told at the beginning of the text that Buck is not usually hostile towards humans: "he had learned to trust in men he knew." Indeed, Buck is originally a domesticated dog used to living comfortably with humans. What makes this interaction antagonistic is the fact that the man trying to overpower him, and his behavior, are unfamiliar ("the stranger", "surprise").