Another way Laura deals with internal conflict is through her hearing about the death of Mr. Scott. Laura wanted to call off the party in respect for the Scott’s, as she realized it would be rude for them to be throwing an extravagant party right up the road from a mourning family. Her family did not have the same opinion as her and Mrs. Sheridan sat with Laura to convince her that going forward with the party was fine, “But, my dear child, use your common sense. It's only by accident we've heard of it. If someone had died there normally - and I can't understand how they keep alive in those poky little holes - we should still be having our party, shouldn't we?” (334). This shows Mrs. Sheridan’s view of the lower class and how different it
