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Conflict In Joan Butler's Pancakes

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“Pancakes” by Joan Butler made the best use of conflict because it was essential to the development of the protagonist and overall theme of the story. At first readers see that Jill, the protagonist, has a desire for perfection and is extremely narrow-minded on her perfectionism. The first type of conflict Jill endures occurs as she reminisces her break up with her boyfriend. Unable to finally take notice of her wrongdoing, she defiantly tells him that “[she hopes he finds] a messy, inconsiderate girlfriend who can never find her purse or her car keys … [and has] no aptitude for planning” (Butler 212). However, on a particular lone day at work, her organization skills are put to the test as a tour bus filled with women resembling “hungry lionesses

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