Conflict In "I EVEN FUNNIER: A MIDDLE SCHOOL STORY"

   

Internal Conflict

     I am currently reading  I EVEN FUNNIER: A MIDDLE SCHOOL STORY.  In the story the main character is Jaime Grimm.  He is in a wheelchair because of a car accident.  He thinks that he will never use his legs ever again.  That means that he is going through Internal Conflict because he has a that thought in his mind.  For example on scene in the book is that his Uncle named Frankie told him that when he is 16 that he will give him his Mustang and he asks how is he going to drive it if he can't use his legs. His uncle tells him that his friend is a mechanic and he can install something on the stirring wheel.

Man Vs Self

     Jaime's friend Joey is going through a tough time as well.  First of all his mother has cancer and second of all he is stealing stuff from kids' lockers because his mother is in the hospital and he doesn't have money for anything.  Joey starts to feel guilty for everything. He starts blaming himself for what happened to his mother even though it wasn't his fault. The vice principal finds out that he has been stealing and they are going to get him expelled.  But luckily Jaime's uncle knows the vice principal and the secretary and so he works something out. So instead of getting expelled he is going to have detention for a month and still go to school.