Conflict piece

In my book, the main conflict is that the main characters brother Sam leaves for the war. The problem is that he is fighting for the patriots when his family members are loyalists. Another huge problem is that Tim's father died, so him and his mother have to run the tavern business all by themselves. The fact that Tim's brother Sam left makes life extremely hard for Tim and his mom, and it also makes the Winter nearly impossible for them to get through. I thought that the luck of Tim's family would change towards the end of the book, but it didn't.

Although it seems like nothing else could ho terribly wrong, it does. For example, at the very end of the book, two people steal the cows from the bran next to Tim's and his moms tavern. They put the blame on Sam, and he is taken away to a jail. The crime for this is death and Sam is sentenced to be shot. This does not really solve the problem, seeing as he died, but it also helps the family turn to the side of the Patriots. The whole book is one big problem for Tim and his family, because nothing ever goes right for them. First, his father dies. Then his brother leaves for war leaving them running a business by themselves. Then of course the end of the book when Sam dies. It never seems to end.