Dan has been affected stressed by his conflict with mom. Dan finds his living conditions embarrassing wail his mother feels feeling the same, merely states that it is a new beginning. Moms’ thinking closely matches Aubrey’s thinking in the way that she refers to Dignityville as “a forefront of a new way of living”. The way she sees Dignityville is optimistic compared to Dan’s pessimistic view and creates tension between the two that will most likely turn lead into an argument in the future. this conflict affects the story over all in the fact that it is a major contribution to Dan’s already large amount of stress, furthermore his conflict with mom and somewhat impersonal relationship with his dad means that he has no one to help him manage
