Conflicts

One major conflict in the story is the yellow fever. It's a conflict because people are getting sick from it. Also, many people were dying from the fever, Then it was also spreading all over and there wasn't many places to escape too. It also caused business' to close down. Another major conflict in the novel is the family problems. One family problem is that they are losing family members from death. Also, people are being seperated. Then in some cases, families are being robbed while away from their houses. Since they are being robbed, it's leaving families in, or close to poverty. A third conflict in the novel is Mattie's house and coffeeshop was broken into. Once Mattie discovered the coffee shop was broken into she realized all the food was gone. Since the food was gone she struggled to find a way to get business going again. She was forced to grow some of it herself before she could sell it in order to make money. Finally the effect of being robbed had cause Mattie pain knowing there was no food, grandpa was dead, and her mother dissappeared. The fourth conflict was that The fever never goes away. When they think the fever is gone, it comes right back again. A shipload of people brught it back on a boat. There was no cure strong enough. The fever was described as a leechthat always stays on you.