This excerpt highlights the conflict between o the phippsburg townspeople, who do not think much of malaga island, and turner, who comes to love the island. turner's father, the sheriff, and the deacon, who all have opposing views of malaga island. the townspeople who live on the side of phippsburg facing malaga island and the townspeople who live on the other side of the town. turner, who lives in the town of phippsburg, and lizzie bright, who lives with her grandfather on malaga island.