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What is the first major external conflict of Chapter 1?
Conflict
Conflict
The first major conflict revolves around Coyotito's illness. From this, we can infer that the conflict is man vs society, as Kino has no money to pay a doctor, and the doctor will not treat his son without it.
Note, you might also use man vs nature, as Kino has no power over the scorpion.
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