-In the novel there are a number of altercations; Lindsey’s grief is so dynamic and versatile and because she wants to be treated as an adult and readers might see her as one but what is important to remember is that she is still naïve. She is a growing individual and is trying to adapt to her sisters death while trying to figure out her own identity so that she may no longer be known as “the dead girls sister”.
(Jack)
-Shares Lindsey’s pain but blames himself for not being there in Susie’s time of need. He may have felt guilty and responsible for taking advantage of the fact that bad things can happen to anyone. (Expected al his children to grow up). His character brings about institution and paranoia and feels strongly about Mr. Harvey’s involvement with Susie and her death. His suspicion lead to his downfall and causes him to let others think he had gone insane with revenge when in reality he was correct. Jack is holding a flower in his palm, which turns red (Susie’s message to her dad)
(Abigail)
-Focuses on personal needs more than she should, instead of focusing on how to deal with her family’s loss and pain. What she does not realize is that she is not the only one who feels pain due to Susie’s death. It seems that because she did not have a support system in the house she turns to Len for comfort and a way to relieve her frustrations. Abigail feels trapped within her household as if she was raped and killed. She believes that leaving is the best way to cope with the tremendous pain and loss/suffering she had to endure for the past year.
Internal Conflict
(Lindsey)
-In the novel there are a number of altercations; Lindsey’s grief is so dynamic and versatile and because she wants to be treated as an adult and readers might see her as one but what is important to remember is that she is still naïve. She is a growing individual and is trying to adapt to her sisters death while trying to figure out her own identity so that she may no longer be known as “the dead girls sister”.
(Jack)
-Shares Lindsey’s pain but blames himself for not being there in Susie’s time of need. He may have felt guilty and responsible for taking advantage of the fact that bad things can happen to anyone. (Expected al his children to grow up). His character brings about institution and paranoia and feels strongly about Mr. Harvey’s involvement with Susie and her death. His suspicion lead to his downfall and causes him to let others think he had gone insane with revenge when in reality he was correct. Jack is holding a flower in his palm, which turns red (Susie’s message to her dad)
(Abigail)
-Focuses on personal needs more than she should, instead of focusing on how to deal with her family’s loss and pain. What she does not realize is that she is not the only one who feels pain due to Susie’s death. It seems that because she did not have a support system in the house she turns to Len for comfort and a way to relieve her frustrations. Abigail feels trapped within her household as if she was raped and killed. She believes that leaving is the best way to cope with the tremendous pain and loss/suffering she had to endure for the past year.