One conflict in the story is man versus society. In the story, Clifford is living by himself in Vancouver. He must face the challenge of living on his own and having to provide for himself. Clifford lives in a society where needing a well paying job is needed to pay necessities to survive in a city. Another conflict is man versus man. Clifford has problems with his father. Clifford's father is angry with him for …showed first 75 words of 1120 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1120 total… the city to visit his brother. This quote shows the author emphasises more on his characters rather than the story. The plot describes how most people live and does not seem original. The character's in the story are realistic and have thoughts and feelings. It is from the characters that you feel the story is interesting and true. Their feelings from the story let the readers feel as if they personally know the characters.