Object of the Study

assignments in English and she also has to be able to speak English. At first, it was very difficult for her to understand English. Many times she makes mistakes when she speaks in English. She also finds difficulties in understanding her teacher‟s instruction. Kimberly‟s weakness in English sometimes creates misconception for her teacher. One day her teacher thinks that Kimberly wants to cheat so that he gives her zero grade. That grade creates intrapersonal conflict for her. She is afraid of her mother because she thinks that her mother will be sad if she knows about it. Therefore, the writer will discuss what intrapersonal conflict Kimberly faces when she gets zero score. Everything seems different from her old school in Hong Kong. Kimberly often feels confused by the assignments from her teacher. One day Kimberly gets the assignment from her teacher, Mr. Bogart. That is about drawing a map. While other students start writing their assignment, Kimberly does not know what to do with the assignment. After lunch, Mr. Bogart gives out his students sheets of paper with a drawing of a map. He calls the assignment a pop quick assignment. Mr. Bogart asks his student to fill in all the capital cities. After Mr. Bogart gives the order, all the students begin to do the assigment. However, Kimberly does not get the order. Mr. Bogart‟s order becomes “Fill in alide captal see T‟s” in her ears p. 10. Hence, she tries to get the information about the assignment. However, when she looks at her friend‟s sheet, her teacher comes toward her and gets angry because he thinks that Kimberly wants to cheat. Kimberly attempts to explain the truth. Yet, when Kimberly begins to apologize to Mr. Bogart, he becomes more angry because she makes grammatical mistake in her apologizing sentence. I looked at my piece of paper and then, in desperation, glanced at the white girl‟s sheet to try to see what we were supposed to do. Suddenly, the sheet of paper slid out from under my fingers. Mr. Bogart was standing next to me with my test in his hands. “No cheap pen” he said. His nose and cheeks were flushed as if he were getting a rash. “ You a hero‟‟ “I sorry, sir— ” I began. I knew he wasn‟t calling me a hero like a Superman. What had he said? Although I‟d had basic English classes in school in Hong Kong, my old teacher‟s accent did not in any way resemble what I now heard in Brooklyn. “ „ I‟mmm,‟ “ he said, pressing his lip together. “ „ I‟m sorry‟.‟‟ s “I‟m sorry,” I said. My English mistakes clearly annoyed him, although I wasn‟t sure why p. 10. Because of that missunderstanding, Mr. Bogart gives her zero grade for her assignment. It makes Kimberly becomes very sad because she has never got zero before. In Hongkong Kimberly is always number one in her class and she always gets the best score. Thus, she does not know how she will tell her mother about it. Ma was waiting for me outside. I was so happy to see her that when I took her hand, my eyes became hot. “What is it?” she said, turning my face to her. “Did other children tease you?” “No.” I wiped my cheecks with the back of my hand. “it‟s nothing.” Ma looked at me intently. “Did some child hit you?” “No, Ma,” I said. I didn‟t want to worry her when there was so little she could do. “Everything is different here, that‟s all.” p. 10- 11 Kimberly is confused whether she should tell her mother about her problems at school or not. She experiences the second type of intrapersonal conflicts purposed by Worchel and Cooper 1979 which is avoidance-avoidance. Avoidance-avoidance occurs when a person has to face the situation in which she he has to make a decision between two unpleasant purposes. In this case, Kimberly encounters two unpleasant circumstamces. The first circumstance is if