Do you think you would survive a winter in Venice all alone when you are less than 12.Well Prosper, Bo, Mosca, Riccio, Hornet, And Scipio did. Throughout the story “The Thief Lord” there are many times of conflicts. There is Internal Conflict- Person vs. Self and External Conflict-Person vs. Society, and Person vs. Person. These 3 types of conflicts develop throughout The Thief Lord. The story is about two boys Prosper and Bo (Bonifaceare) they are siblings. Their mother passed away, so they live with their aunt and uncle. They both run away to Venice, Italy after hearing that their aunt was going to split them and send Prosper to boarding school. Prosper couldn’t bare leaving Bo. They run away and meet four other children Mosca, Riccio, Scipio, and Hornet (named after her long braids, her real name is Caterina). They all live together in an abandoned movie theater that Scipio found. Every night Scipio (the thief lord) goes out and steals possessions, sells them and makes money. In the Thief Lord there are numerous conflicts. The first type of conflict is Internal Conflict- Person vs. Self, Prosper and Bo’s aunt and uncle go to detective ‘Victor” and ask him to find their nephews. …show more content…
Each child either ran away from home, Escaped from an orphanage, Live in Fancy houses or just lie (Scipio), or they are street kids. They steal to survive. A Detail from the story is “And one day I’m going to help him! I’m going to be a big thief. Scipio will teach me.” This detail proves the point that the children take stealing for granted, as if it’s natural an easy thing. That is how they survive. Another recount is “(Bo) what did you steal this time Scip?” He asked excitedly, jumping around Scipio like a puppy. This recount shows how they don’t really understand stealing and they are excited instead of being a little worried. That is how person vs society retails to The Thief