Internal Conflicts


There are many Internal and external conflicts throughout the book Out Of My Mind. Mrs. Valicity has conflicts with taking care of Melody's sister, Penny. This conflict is considered external because Mrs. V has troubles with Penny and not herself. Melody has a conflict with in herself (internal) because she wishes she had the ability to speak and express her emotions. Melody also has troubles with her good friend Rose because Rose has a hard time understanding what Melody is trying to say (external). An external conflict is that Claire and Molly are insecure enough to pick on Melody about Melody's computer that helps her talk. Melody was upset when Penny was distracting her mom when Melody was trying to convince her to buy the computer that expresses her emotions (external). Melody was embarrassed for Rose because she was with Melody's family in a public place (internal). Melody's mom has a hard time handling the fact that Melody can now talk using her computer (internal). These are all internal and external conflicts that are with in the book.