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W ha t is th e p ro ble m in th e s ho rt s to ry " T he A m bitio us G ue st" ? T he p ro ble m , o r c o nfli c t in " T he A m bitio us G ue st" is th a t a y o ung m ale tr a ve le r v is its a s e em in g ly c o nte nte d fa m ily in th e ir m ounta in in n o nly to s o w s e eds o f d is co nte nt w ith h is in ce ssa nt, s e lf - a bso rb ed m ono lo gue . H is a tte ntio n-s e ekin g b eha vio r a nd ta lk o f h is d esir e fo r r e no w n a w ake ns in ...

W ha t is th e p ro ble m a nd s o lu tio n in th e b ook a A L ong W ay fr o m C hic a go ? A p ro m in e nt p ro ble m a t th e b egin nin g o f A L ong W ay fr o m C hic a go is th a t n e ith e r c hild r e ally k no w s, u nd ers ta nd s, a ppre cia te s, o r e ve n w ants to b e w ith th e ir G ra nd m a D ow del. T he y s e e th e ir g ra nd m a a s s o m eone w ho d oesn’t r e ally c a re fo r o th e rs , e sp ecia lly n o t h e r n e ig hb ors . S oo...

W ha t is th e p ro ble m in 'A L ong W ay fr o m C hic a go?' T he s to ry is a s e rie s o f v ig ne tte s, e ach w ith its o w n s m all p ro ble m th a t n e eds to b e s o lv e d d epend in g o n w ha t is h a ppenin g in th e to w n th a t s um mer. B ut th e re a re a c o up le o f o ve ra rc hin g c o nfli c ts th a t y o u c o uld e xp and u p on to a nsw er th is q ue stio n. O ne c o nfli c t is th e te nsio n... S olu tio n T he s to ry is a s e r...

W ha t is th e p ro ble m in The L ittle P rin ce ? In The L ittle P rin ce , th e p ro ble m in vo lv e s th e li ttle p rin ce a nd h is m ys te rio us r o se . T he r o se s p ro uts s ud denly a nd b eco m es a n e w a dorn m ent to th e li ttle p rin ce 's w orld . H e h a s n e ve r s e en a li v in g th in g q uite li k e h e r. A s a r e sult , h e fe els th a t s he is sp ecia l a nd u niq ue ... S olu tio n In The L ittle P rin ce , th e p ro ...

W ha t is a p ro ble m in le arn in g h is to ry ? T he re a re m any p ro ble m s in le arn in g h is to ry . H ere a re s o m e o f th e m ost im porta nt o ne s: 1 . A ll h is to ry is c ult u ra lly c o nstr u cte d. H ence , a ll h is to ry is fr o m th e p ers p ectiv e o f a p ers o n in a p artic ula r s e ttin g . H ence , a ll his to ry is b ia se d. T his is a ls o w hy n e w h is to rie s c o m e o ut a ll th e ... S olu tio n T he re a re m any p ro...

W ha t is th e p ro ble m a nd th e g oal in th e s to ry " T w o K in d s" b y A m y T an? T he g oal in A m y T an's s ho rt s to ry " T w o K in d s " is fo r J in g -M ei to b eco m e s o m e s o rt o f p ro dig y. H er m oth e r, w ho lo st e ve ry th in g in C hin a , in clu d in g h e r p re vio us fa m ily , " b eli e ve d y o u c o uld b e a nyth in g y o u w ante d to b e in A m eric a ." H er m oth e r h a s th e im mig ra nt's d re am o f... S olu tio n T...

W ha t p ro ble m d oes H anna h fa ce ? W ith o ut a s p ecific lo ca tio n in th e s to ry , th is q ue stio n is w id e o pen b eca use H anna h fa ce s fa r m ore th a n a s in g le p ro ble m o ve r th e c o urs e o f th e n o ve l. A n in itia l p ro ble m in H anna h's m in d is h e r fa m ily . S he is b ore d b y th e s to rie s o f th e ir p ast, a nd H anna h is r e ally n o t... S olu tio n W ith o ut a s p ecific lo ca tio n in th e s to ry , th is q ...

In G eorg e O rw ell's 1984 , w ha t p ro ble m m ost r e pre se nts th e d etr im ent o f s o cie ty , a nd w ha t d oes th e s o cie ty in th e n o ve l d o to p erp etu a te th e p ro ble m ? In O rw ell's 1984 , h e p re se nts a v is io n o f th e fu tu re fo und ed o n th e th e m es o f k no w le dge a nd p ow er, a s w ell a s p ow er's m ost c o m mon m anife sta tio n, c o ntr o l. T he P arty th riv e s o n its a bili ty to c o ntr o l - a nd e ve ...

W ha t p ro ble m d id R obert F ro st fa ce ? H ow d id h e fa ce it? F ro st te lls u s h e " to ok th e r o ad le ss tr a ve lle d b y, a nd th a t h a s m ade a ll th e d iffe re nce ." G iv e n th e r e st o f th e p oem , h o w eve r, w e a re fo rc e d to s e e th a t b oth r o ads " e qua lly la y in le ave s n o s te p h a d tr o dden b la ck," a m ong o th e r th...

W ha t is th e p ro ble m in " T he D evil a nd T om W alk e r" b etw een T om a nd th e B osto n n e ig hb ors ? A s p art o f h is d eal w ith th e D evil , T om m ove d to B osto n a nd s e t u p a s a u sure r, le nd in g m one y a t a n in te re st to th o se in d esp era te c ir c um sta nce s. In th is , h e b eca m e a v e ry w ealt h y a nd p ow erfu l m em ber o f th e c o m munity ( a t th e r u in o us e xp ense o f th e p eople h e ... S olu tio...