Read the quoted parts carefully and answer the questions in English When he was twenty-three years old Paul sent in a landscape to the winter exhibition at Nottingham Castle. Miss Jordan had taken a good deal of interest in him, had invited him to her house, where he met other artists. He was beginning to grow ambitious.
One morning the postman came just as he was washing in the scullery. Suddenly he heard a wild noise from his mother. Rushing into the kitchen, he found her standing on the hearthrug wildly waving a letter and crying "Hurrah!" as if she had gone mad. He was shocked and frightened.
What conflict is presented in this novel?
【正确答案】：
THE CONFLICT BETWEEN THE EARTHY, COARSE, ENERGETIC BUT OFTEN DRUNK FATHER AND THE REFINED, STRONG-WILLED AND UP-CLIMBING MOTHER.
【题目解析】：《儿子与情人》这部小说展现了朴实、粗俗、精力充沛但经常喝醉的父亲与优雅、意志坚强、进取向上的母亲之间的冲突。