The three major types of conflicts in "A Child Called It" are Person vs. Person, Person vs. Self, and Person vs. Society. The Person vs. Person conflict occurs when David's mother beats him, physically and mentally. Most of the time, she does not allow him to eat, and considers him as a slave. The Person vs. Person conflict occurs when David has to tell himself to keep going and not give up through all the beatings and pain. Another example of Person vs. Person in "A Child Called It" is that his mother is in a conflict with herself, because she does not want to abuse David, but she does. An example of Person vs. Society in "A Child Called It" is that David does not want to tell anybody outside of the house that his mother is beating him, because he wants to protect his mother, regardless of her abusing him. Also, his mother does not want to go to prison for abusing him, and David knows this.