Conflict In 'The Inheritor' By Frank Roberts

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Conflict in “The Inheritor” In the short story, “The Inheritor” by Frank Roberts, the major source of conflict is external; it is between the protagonist and the flood, man versus nature. From the opening lines, the flood is seen as an opposing force. ”The man saw it [the Lone Pine] … as the marker to a final refuge from the flood.” Through out the entire story, the flood remains a constant fear factor. No matter the stressing ordeal the man endured, whether it was facing a “vicious, indomitable” dingo that was “capable of savagery” or brawling with his own mind over a vulnerable ewe, the “flood consum[ing] the ground” strikes the man with the greatest fear. The flood is the story’s instigator, causing every action and thought. All other

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