Friday, May 22, 2015

What is the conflict in the book Don't Look Behind You by Lois Duncan?

This book has several conflicts, but here are the two
biggest external and internal conflicts, on which the plot
revolves.


The first is the external conflict the family
faces at the very beginning of the story, when they must enter the witness protection
program.  Consider the stress of a sudden move anyway - add to this a change in
lifestyle and identity - not to mention the persistent fear of being found, despite
measures of safety.  This conflict is the foundation for the entire
plot.


The first external conflict of course leads to the
biggest internal conflict, which is the question of identity for each character.  The
entire book is a story of the struggle to find or maintain an identity - which the
characters realize in the end, could only be done because they are a
family.

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