| A | B |
|---|
| narrator vs. pride | "The Black Cat" |
| Richard vs. Mama/Fear/Gang | "Black Boy" |
| Louisa vs. parents | "Louisa, Please Come Home" |
| Jerry vs. fear of rejection | "A Mother in Mannville" |
| Alfred vs Mama | "All the Years of Her Life" |
| Bottles vs. his peers | "That's What Happened to Me" |
| Madame Loisel vs. pride | "The Necklace" |
| Richard vs. sadness/depression | "Richard Cory" |
| Framton Nuttel vs. Vera | "The Open Window" |
| Grandmother vs. right or wrong | "I'll Give You Law" |
| Father vs. his emotions | "The Secret Heart" |
