Conflict In Sherwood Anderson's Shelter

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In Shelter, the author uses conflict to develop the theme of bad things happen to good people for odd reasons, but can be resolved eventually. For example, the author wrote about one of the main character’s best friends getting bullied about her weight, “As it came closer to Ema’s turn for teammates to carry her across the Poisoned Peanut Butter, I could actually feel her start to shake in fear.” After so many years of being bullied about this subject, Ema knew that the other kids would make fun of her during gym games. Another example is, Ashley went missing and the whole town was astonished by the sudden disappearance, “Ashley had simply vanished into thin air. “ Ashley appeared before as a pretty girl who hung out with the popular cheer

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