Madeleine is Sleeping

What is the main conflict in Madeleine is Sleeping by Sarah Shun-Lien Bynum?

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The main conflict in the story revolves around Madeleine's ostracism from society, as a result of her playing sex games with the village idiot. Madeleine's actions cause her banishment to the insane assylum and permanent disfigurement at the hands of her mother.

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