Discuss the various types of conflict in the novel, including person versus person, person versus self, person versus nature, person versus technology, and person versus society. Provide a specific example from the text for each type of conflict and discuss the role that each conflict plays in the novel.

At the novel’s beginning, Sophie disagrees with her mother’s philosophy that how a person treats an animal reflects how that person treats other humans. How does Sophie’s opinion on this philosophy change, and what causes it to change?

Why does Eliot Schrefer writes the story from Sophie’s perspective? What impact does first-person narration have on the story and how it is told?