What conflict does this passage introduce? The characters do not want to be at a dinner party.
Mrs. Gleason went off with the relish tray to the other
guests, and we carefully watched to see what they did.
Everyone seemed to eat the raw vegetables quite happily.
Mother took a bite of her celery. Crunch. "It's not bad!"
she whispered.
Father took a bite of his celery. Crunch. "Yes, it is good,"
he said, looking surprised.
I took a bite, and then my brother. Crunch, crunch. It was
more than good; it was delicious. Raw celery has a slight
sparkle, a zingy taste that you don't get in cooked celery.
When Mrs. Gleason came around with the relish tray, we
each took another stalk of celery, except my brother. He
took two.
-- "The All-American Slurp,"
Lensey Namioka
The characters are not sure how they should eat
raw vegetables.
0 The characters are not sure how the food was
prepared.
The characters do not like raw vegetables.