Conflict in the movie Newsies

The main conflict in the movie Newsies first arises when Pulitzer and his rich friends decide to raise the price of the newspaper—not the price the customers pay, but the price that the newsies pay. The newsies weren't too happy about this. They turned to their "leader", Jack Kelly, to see what he thinks they should do. David, Jack's new friend and selling partner, casually remarks that they should go on strike, and somehow that ends up what they decide to do. They talk to a bunch of other newsies all around New York and persuade them to join the strike. They also meet Brian Denton, and he helps them and writes articles about the newsie strike for The Sun.

All these things help them somewhat, but what really does it for them is when they reach out to all the sweatshop kids and poor people. One night, they secretly use one of Pulitzer's old printing presses to print a one-page article about not having any rights and how they should have rights. It probably also told about the newsie strike and why they decided to go on strike in the first place. As the sun rises, they finish and then they deliver the paper to all the working kids and the poor people.

This added a whole lot of people to their cause. There was no way Pulitzer could win this fight now. The square and the streets beyond were so filled with shouting people that it was almost deafening. Jack goes up to Pulitzer's office and faces him, along with David. After a little talk, Pulitzer finally gives in and the newspaper prices are put back to normal. The newsies had finally won the battle for their rights.