Everybody has problems, and most of us solve them. In The Drummer Boy of Shiloh by Ray Bradbury, the main character, Joby had problems as well. Some people have a hard time, while some of us have an easier time. Some of us hardly ever solve them. They just avoid them. Joby is one of those who have a hard time.But he gets through. In the story, it's April in the year 1862. A boy named Joby in the Civil War feels unimportant. But the general notices him feeling neglected, and cheers him up.
One conflict he has is that he feels smaller and weaker in comparison to the other soldiers. For instance, he thought, "I got only a drum, two sticks to beat it, and no shield." This means that all of the soldiers has something that he doesn't, and that he is just a drummer boy, and that he is not important to the army. It also shows that he doesn't feel so sure about himself unlike the other soldiers in the army.
Another conflict is that he is afraid that the war is going to change his life. For example, it said, "Nothing had a name. Nothing was as it once was." This means that everything is changing because of the war, and Joby does not want the war to happen, or have any changes in his life. He wanted everything to go back to the way it was before the war started.
This conflict is resolved by Joby having confidence in himself. For example, in the passage it said, "' He gave the orders, but Joby set the pace!'" This means that if he is sure of himself, he can help the army win, and that he would not have many worries anymore. And if he did, his worries of the war will disappear; meanwhile his feeling that he is smaller will be gone too because his confidence will boost his self-esteem, that he is just like the others, that he is just as important as them.
In conclusion, Joby first feels weaker, but then he finds confidence and he resolves his conflicts because of it. He learns that being sure of himself will calm his fears of what will happen in the future.
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