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In short stories, there is always some sort of conflict. The two short stories “It Used to Be Green Once” and “Bambinger” both possess a character vs. character conflict. The conflicts within these two stories are similar to each other, but also present many differences, as both have a uniqueness incorporated into them. This presented conflict can be observed by the characters, events that contribute to the conflict and the resolution. Correspondingly, within each short story, the reader sees the conflict as being between a younger and a much older, more influential character. The older character is ‘negatively’ affecting the younger character. This is seen in “It Used to Be Green Once” when the narrator states “We were all ashamed of our mother. Our mother always did things to shame us” (Grace “It Used to Be Green Once” 2). This conflict is between a young child and his mother. The child, along with his siblings, were ashamed of their mother and how she ‘advertised’ their family’s poorness: “We…hoped Mr. Hadley wouldn’t notice the car with our mother in it, and her yelling and tooting…Oh the shame” (Grace 5). Due to their mother’s attitude towards the family’s financial situation,