Types of conflict are when many different types of conflict are grouped together to make comparisons or describe the conflict that resonates in the story. The use of flashback in stories help explain what has happened in the past, as an example of what may answer questions, explanations of character motivation, character’s fears, and the character’s daily life was like. While Touching Spirit Bear and The Devil’s Arithmetic have similar types of conflict and use of flashback, the themes are clearly different. Touching Spirit Bear Cole Matthews is the main protagonist and antagonist has problems that lead him to harm a fellow student Peter