Man vs. SelfThis picture describes man vs. self because Brian was embarrassed and didn't want Terry to see his mom with another guy. Brian was not very happy about what he saw and was very shocked. "“...but the memories came in pieces, came in scenes like this- Terry smiling, Brian looking over his head to see the station wagon and his mother sitting with the man, the time and temperature clock, the front wheel of his bike, the short blond hair of the man, the white shirt of the man, the hot- hate slices of the memory were exact.”
Man vs. ManThis is an example of man vs. man because it shows how Brian was in the car with his mom on the way to the airport and they didn't talk at all because they didn't want to talk things out. Soon after his mom started a conversation with him saying,'"Look, can't we talk this over? Can't we talk this out? Can't you tell me what's bothering you?" And there were the words again. Divorce. Split."