“Yes—but don’t you see what may happen? When the list’s complete and the Last Trump doesn’t blow—or whatever it is that they expect—we may get the blame.

It’s our machine they’ve been using. I don’t like the situation one little bit.”

External Conflict:

- when the list is finished, the monks say that God will have no more purpose for the world

- George and Chuck are told that God will destroy the world after their work is done

-they are skeptical of this, but want to leave

Internal Conflict

-George and Chuck fear they might be blamed if the world isn't destroyed

-If the list is finished and nothing happens, they believe the monks will blame it on their work and technology