Penelope Lively

they exist in stories, and they can change how the character thinks and acts and also how we, the readers, view these characters. The conflicts that I’m referring to in this are the main characters in the stories “At the Pitt Rivers” written by Penelope Lively and “A Sunrise at the Veld” written by Doris Lessing. “At the Pitt Rivers” is about a boy that thinks love is one dimensional and has no real meaning other than attractive (pretty) people being together. “A Sunrise at the Veld” is about a…