Read the excerpt from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde . "I can’t pretend that I shall ever like him,” said the lawyer. "I don’t ask that,” pleaded Jekyll, laying his hand upon the other’s arm; "I only ask for justice; I only ask you to help him for my sake, when I am no longer here.” Utterson heaved an irrepressible sigh. "Well,” said he, "I promise.” Which type of conflict is most suggested by the line "Utterson heaved an irrepressible sigh”?
Utterson’s “irrepressible sigh” suggests he is struggling with his own feelings: he does not like Hyde, yet he promises Jekyll to help him. That tension within Utterson points to character vs. self. Character vs. character would suggest an open conflict between two people, which this line does not show.
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