Conflict and Resolution

The conflict is very simple and obvious along with the resolution. David is abused throughout a lot of his childhood, and is more like a slave to his family. He is treated poorly and has to fight to survive. This goes on throughout the novella until the end where some of the staff at his school look into what is happening in his home life. David is then set free from this misery and put into foster care. When he gets older he lives a full filling life and has a family, which he loves dearly.