All stories have conflict, which is also known as tension. Conflict is the problem in a story. There are five different types of conflict, man vs man, man vs self, man vs nature, man vs society, and man vs unknown. Conflicts are not all created in the same way. In “Walk Two Moons”, Sharon Creech creates tension using suspense, humor, and point of view. Creech uses suspense to create conflict. In the novel, the “lunatic” is a nervous, young boy who showed up at the Winterbottom’s house looking for Mrs. Winterbottom. This leaves the reader wondering “who is he?”, “why is he so nervous?”, “why is he there?”, and “what does he want?”. This creates conflict between Sal and Phoebe because Phoebe thinks that the “lunatic” kidnapped her mother but