Ninth Blog Post

Conflict is an indispensable quality of fiction because it is what creates plot. The conflicts  encountered most frequently in literature are person vs. person, person vs. nature, person vs. society, or person vs. self. One of the main sources of conflict in The Oceans at the End of the Lane is the tension between the adult world and the world of children. . How does Neil Gaiman develop this tension/conflict throughout his story and how does this tension between these two worlds connect to our course theme of borders? Is the tension/conflict ever resolved in the novel?  Cite specific evidence from the novel to support your analysis.