The Mill on the Floss
What causes the conflict between Mr. Pivart and Tulliver in the novel, The Mill on the Floss?
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Mr. Pivart moves into a farm upstream from Tulliver's mill and gets into a legal battle with Tulliver when Tulliver learns that Pivart will be using river water to irrigate his fields; Tulliver believes this infringes on his own right to use the water in his mill.
The Mill on the Floss