Journal Entry 11: Conflicts

John faces several conflicts on his journey in "By the Waters of Babylon". One internal conflict is deciding whether to go to the place of the gods and die, or stay away from it and live. This was a difficult decision to make, but he decided that if he left, his spirit would never be at peace, so he goes into the place of the gods. An external conflict he faces would be with the panther on his way to the place of the gods. He has to shoot the panther to prevent it from killing a fawn. One internal conflict I am facing is trying to decide between putting all my effort in school or not. It's what I'm expected to do, but lately I just don't feel like doing it anymore. I'm tired of working so hard, just so I can work harder later, but on the other hand, I don't want to be short of money when I grow up. I am trying to resolve this mainly by just thinking about what I should do, because there isn't really anything else I can do about it. One external conflict I have is when I get into an argument with my mom. This conflict is easier to resolve, because she usually stops talking if I ignore her for a while.