What is the main conflict in To Hell With Dying by Alice Walker?

An older black man who suffers from diabetes. He is an alcoholic, fisherman, and guitar player, a beloved neighbor to the narrator's family. He plays and wrestles with the children and lavishes praises on the narrator when she is a child. Mr. Sweet is a nice old man who also suffers from bouts of depression. He at many times is at the brink of death but always pulls through once the neighboring family has given him a "revival." At the revival he feels loved, happy, and glad that the children attempt to immitate him on his guitar. Mr. Sweet has a special bond and love with the narrator. Mr. Sweet dies a very old man, but is surrounded with love.