One of the obvious conflicts in the book is the conflict between the narrator and his wife. The first couple years of their marriage were good, but then they started to avoid each other and become distant. They are still technically married, but she is always gone on trips and his work takes him all over. The book starts with Henry's wife, Lelia, handing him a rather mean list of his flaws. The only thing that ties them together is their past. The issue hasn't been resolved in the beginning of the book, but it will hopefully get resolved eventually. Henry's friend, Jack, thinks that everything will turn out all right, but other characters, such as Henry's boss, are less optimistic. In order for the conflict to be resolved, one or both of the characters has to do something, rather than just running away from their problems.
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Sam, try to bring in specific quotes from the novel to explore how the author uses word choice and other literary devices to portray the conflicts and to illustrate the characters.
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