Pictures Of Hollis Woods Character Analysis

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In the novel Pictures of Hollis Woods by Patricia Reilly Giff, there are many examples of conflict. The self-conflict in this story is especially striking. Hollis Woods, the main character, has had her fair share of ups and downs, but when she met the Regans, the one family who offers her a home, things started to change. Hollis felt like she would finally be part of a stable family. The one problem was the fighting between the Old Man and Steven, the Old Man's son. They were constantly fighting with each other. Most of the time they fought about the most diminutive things like leaving the shed open overnight. The fighting wasn’t the real problem, though. The real problem was the way that Hollis perceived the fighting. The following quote

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