What is the main conflict in The Moviegoer by Walker Percy?

The Moviegoer by Walker Percy, published in 1961, is a National Book Award winning novel. The story begins in postwar New Orleans where Binx Bolling, a young stockbroker, feels alienated from his family and society. He finds more meaning in movies than in his own life. The Moviegoer is Binx Bolling's spiritual journey as he compares himself to friends, family, and the world as a whole in an attempt to find his inner self.