Conscience of the Court

What conflicts does Laura Lee face in this story? Which one do you think is the most difficult for her to face?

Laura Lee faces many different conflicts within this story. One is man vs. man, in the fact that she is facing Clement Beasley in court. He claims that she attacked him when he tried to collect the collateral listed for a loan that Mrs. Celestine Beaufort Clairborne, the lady who Laura Lee works for, defaulted on. She also faces man vs. society simply, because as a black woman facing criminal charges in this time period, she most likely will not be treated equally. Also Laura Lee faces man vs self when she questions herself about whether her husband was right in saying that she can be too loyal to people sometimes. I feel that the biggest conflict she faces is man vs society because society at that point saw black woman as inferior to white people, especially men. So the struggles of getting a fair and unbiased trial was what I could see as the most challenging for her to face.