What is the inward struggle that the author refers to?

Intelligence demands us to break away from usual tradition and live on our own style. but we are enclosed by our parents whose ideas of what should we do and what we should do not do and by the traditions of society. So, there is a conflict going on inwardly among youngsters about the do’s and dont’s they should follow in the society leading to a conflict in mind when we want to do something and being prevented from doing it.