with inner conflict; the speaker's confidence in herself helps her overcome her conflict, while Anne's loss of faith does not allow her to overcome her conflict. The speaker calls her husband "cooperative" (Buffam), but then she says, "And yet sometimes I fear it's his fault." Either he’s not trying hard enough or he’s trying too hard…” (Buffam). It is clear from this that the speaker's inner conflict is that she is thinking too much about her problems and trying too hard to get pregnant. However, she gains confidence in herself and understands her conflict as she says: "...Aristotle emphasizes that it is exclusively the irrational on which the marvelous... middle of paper... thinks she has no dignity. as she is incapable of becoming the perfect daughter her parents expect of her. She thinks negatively only because she loses self-confidence. Anne loses her self-esteem as she believes, “wholeheartedly in her faults” (Ohlin 19). This shows that Anne thinks she deserves to be raped and that she is worthless. Anne loses faith and blames herself for the sexual assault. Anne's negative tone shows a decline in her self-esteem. Unlike the speaker who gains faith and achieves inner peace, Anne loses confidence in herself and eventually loses her self-esteem. Works Cited Buffam, Suzanne. “Trying.” The irrationalist. Toronto: Anansi Press, 2010. 63-67. Print.Ohlin, Alix. Inside. Toronto: Anansi Press, 2012. Print.

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