How are some of the conflicts in Lullaby resolved in the story?

There are two main types of conflict in literature.  One
is an internal conflict, or a decision that one has to make.  The other is an external
conflict, which is with an outside force.  The two most common external conflicts are
between characters and between a character and society.  Other external conflicts can be
with nature, technology, or the supernatural.

In
Lullaby, both internal and external conflicts are presented.  The
story begins with Ayah thinking back over her life and considering her choices. 
Whenever we rehash memories, there is an internal conflict present.  She wonders if she
could have done things differently.  Difficulty in making choices, and second-guessing
choices, are internal conflicts.  Unfortunately, there is no real way to resolve a
memory, and internal conflicts like these are only resolved once a decision is
made.

There are many external conflicts in this
story.  In the present, there is a character vs. character conflict between Ayah and her
husband, because he is drinking away their government checks.  There is a character vs.
society conflict throughout the story between Ayah and the white world.  This never
really gets resolved, because at the end Ayah is still struggling as her husband dies
due to these influences.  Ayah’s conflicts with society include her inability to speak
English and her lack of understanding of the white world’s ways and representatives,
which continue to the end.  Ayah also has a character vs. character conflict with her
children, because they do not have a real relationship and do not understand each
other.  These are resolved, unfortunately, by her permanent estrangement with
them.