What is the conflict in the novel, Mercy Short?

Person-against-self is shown when Mercy struggles against her feelings about her former captors whom she should hate but finds she is unable to hate. She overcomes the guilt for having admired the same people who killed her family. Only by forgiving them can she truly resist the Fiends. Her sessions with the minister evolve into a person-versus-person conflict with Mather as the antagonist. By keeping Mercy writing and describing her Demons in a confined situation, he precludes Mercy from being able to face her past. Although he appears altruistic, he hides his true purpose, which is to bring fame to himself. As the days go by, Mercy becomes more aware of this and his other failings.