But Jesse's words stayed with Neto. What if it were true? Could he really perform before people who felt that way about him? Could he represent a school that would let it happen? –It’s Our World, Too!: Young People Who Are Making a Difference, Phillip M. Hoose Answer the questions based on the passage. What is the conflict in the passage? What causes the conflict? What type of conflict is this?

The story is based on racism.

Explanation:

The theme of the story “It's Our World, Too!: Young People Who Are Making a Difference," is racism.

The purpose the story was is to highlight to the readers that young people are the ones who are most responsible for bringing the change in the world. It encourages the readers to act what they truly believe in. The conflict arises when Neto wanted to continue playing for his school even though he learnt from Jesse that few of the children said bad about him. Neto refused to believe Jesse. He takes his stand even when he is not supported by his coach and others.

It is an external conflict between Neto and other mates from his school.

The conflict in the passage is a situation of racism that happened to the protagonist. What caused the conflict were the words of a friend of the protagonist about people not wanting to play with the protagonist for racism. This is the type of conflict called "character versus society".

Explanation:

“It's Our World, Too !: Young People Who Are Making a Difference" is a literary work focused on showing situations of racism and how it affects young people in many ways, but how each person can reject racist ideas and make a difference in the world .

The above excerpt shows a situation where the protagonist, a grandson, was preparing to be a player of the school team, but he learned from his friend that some members of the team did not want his presence on the team, because of his appearance and that stimulated racist comments and thoughts. Neto is a little shaken, but decides to face racism and do what was in his heart.

This is a conflict known as "character versus society" that occurs when the character needs to face a population or a group within the population that is contrary to him in some way.

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One must follow one’s own moral code, no matter the price.