Though "To Hell With Dying" has a sad ending, it is not
all bad. The story is filled with recollections of shared joy, love and unconditional
acceptance. There are some conflicts, though the first is probably the only one that
drives the plot.
The conflicts I found are as
follows:
Man vs. the nature would apply to the narrator and
her family fighting the death of Mr. Sweet on a regular
basis.
(It may be important to mention, also, that the
process has taught the children that death is inevitable, and also that their "revival"
can only be done for Mr. Sweet: it will not work on anyone
else.)
Man vs. self is seen in Mr. Sweet's heartache and
suffering over the loss of his wife, still years after her
death.
We might also see this same kind of conflict when
the narrator visits Mr. Sweet for the last time, and at the age of twenty-four, finds
herself somehow stunned with disbelief when she is unable to revive him again; his death
was, after all (as she had learned earlier),
inevitable.
Man vs. man is seen when the people, including
the doctor, at Mr. Sweet's home try to keep the children from his side when they all
believe Mr. Sweet is dying.
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