What are the main conflicts in Tuck Everlasting?

I think that your question is referring to the types of conflict that are present in Tuck Everlasting.  

Man vs. man is present in the novel.  The man in the yellow suit wants to know about the Tuck family and gain knowledge of the spring.  Once he has possession of the spring, he plans to basically bottle and sell the water to the highest bidder.  This of course is directly against what the Tuck family believes should be done with the spring.  The man in the yellow suit tries to use Winnie as leverage against her parents and against the Tucks, but Mae does not let that happen.  She hits the man in the yellow suit in the head with the butt of a shotgun, and he dies soon after.  

His death introduces a new type of conflict.  The conflict is man vs. society.  The constable witnessed Mae striking the stranger, and he put her in jail to await trial and punishment.  The Tuck family knows that Mae did wrong and should be held accountable by the law.  Of course if that were to happen, their secret would be out.  The Tuck family opts for a prison break.  

Which brings me to the final type of conflict -- man vs self.  Winnie struggles with her own emotions and decisions regarding two specific events.  She has an internal conflict with whether or not she should drink the spring water and become an immortal or not.  In the end, she chooses to pour the bottle over the toad.  Her other internal conflict is over whether or not she should help break Mae out of jail.  She wants to help the Tucks, but she knows that she could get into huge trouble.  Winnie does choose to help break Mae out and suffer the consequences.  

What are the similarities between the Tucks and Winnie's family in Tuck Everlasting?

The differences between the Tucks and the Fosters are more apparent than the similarities, but the two families are similar in some ways. Both families have four members, although the Tuck family has two parents and two children, while the Fosters have a grandmother, two parents, and a single child. Both families have created a system to protect themselves and their home. The Fosters have a "touch-me-not" house that seems to shoo passersby on their way. The Tucks live far off the beaten path to avoid visitors.

To prevent people from discovering their immortality, the Tucks have agreed to see each other only once every ten years. That's their way of protecting each other. Winnie's family protects her by watching over her carefully and keeping her inside the fenced yard.

Both families' members feel strong ties to the other members of their family. Mae can't wait to see her sons, and the sons return home every ten years and enjoy their time together and with their parents. When Winnie returns home, she feels soothed in her own home, feeling the "strong threads too ancient and precious to be broken."

Both families' members support the other members even when they have done something that seems unwise. The Tuck family breaks Mae out of jail and supports her even after her actions killed the man in the yellow jacket. And Winnie's family "drew together staunchly around her" even when she was an accomplice to a jail break.

So despite the apparent differences between the two families, in many ways they are similar, especially in the way they protect, love, and support each other. 

What are the similarities between the Tucks and Winnie's family in Tuck Everlasting?

You mention that you know what the differences are already, so you need to look at the similarities.  They are both in the same area at the beginning of the story.  Both families have both parents still involved in the family and both mothers are worried about their child(ren).  When you write your comparison, does your teacher want a paragraph or would a Venn Diagram work?  You can have one side be the Tuck family and the other side be Winnie Foster's family.  Place any similarities in the center where the two circles overlap.

I hope this helps you and that you enjoy the rest of the book.  Be certain to read it, there are many differences between the book and the movie.

What are the similarities between Winnie and the Tucks in Tuck Everlasting?

One way that Winnie Foster is like the Tuck family is that they both have a sense of adventure. Jesse Tuck probably embodies that mentality more than any other as he is the one that tells Winnie how great it is to be immortal and also tells her about all the great fun the two of them can have once she drinks from the spring water. Winnie also longs for adventure. When she is introduced to readers, she is lamenting to an amphibian how awful it is that her family doesn't give her much freedom. She even tries to brag that she will perhaps run away in order to find her own adventure.

Winnie also has strong feelings about protecting family. While she longs for more freedom from her own parents, she comes to think of the Tuck family as her own family. Winnie knows that the Tucks have been truthful with her, and that they have shown that they will do anything to protect her. It's why Mae is in jail in the first place, and Winnie feels that it is her duty to step up and protect Mae. This is why Winnie volunteers to replace Mae in the jail cell in order to give the Tuck family a little more time to escape from the town.

What are some of the conflicts of Tuck Everlasting?

One conflict in the story is that Winnie is kidnapped by the Tuck family. The Foster family must do everything they can to find Winnie. While this is not the most prevalent conflict in the novel, it is a plot-driving element. The main conflict of the story, however, is Winnie's having to decide whether or not to drink the water from the spring. It is quite interesting that we never hear the true reason why Winnie makes the decision she does. While the reader does receive a sense of resolution, it would be interesting to know why Winnie chooses not to drink the water and find Jessie when she reaches seventeen—a decision quite difficult for a ten-year-old to make. The novel ends with Mae and Angus visiting Treegap many years later, only to find Winnie's gravestone. This is the only resolution the reader receives.

What are some of the conflicts of Tuck Everlasting?

There are quite a few different conflicts going on in the book "Tuck Everlasting."  Several of them are internal conflicts for Winnie.  Probably her biggest internal conflict is deciding whether or not to drink the water that will grant her eternal life.  She wants to drink it, so that she can be with Jesse Tuck.  However, eternal life has its own set of consequences that Winnie is not sure she wants to have.  Another internal conflict of Winnie's is what to do about Mae Tuck's imprisonment.  Help break her out even though it is against the law? Winnie is also in conflict with her own parents.  Her parents are not evil like Cinderella's step sisters or anything like that, but they are oppressive parents.  They do not allow Winnie much freedom at all.  When the Tucks come along and show Winnie what else a family can be like, Winnie starts to distance herself from her family even more.  

Who are the major characters in Tuck Everlasting?

Considering that the book is titled Tuck Everlasting it is a bit goofy that the main character is a girl named Winnie Foster.  

Winnie is a young girl that is unhappy with her family.  They are hovering, helicopter parents, and they are completely stifling Winnie.  She wanders out into the woods one day and discovers a mysterious spring with a very attractive boy next to it.  

That boy is Jesse Tuck.  He is one of the children of the Tucks.  He has immortal life because he drank from the spring water.  He and Winnie fall in love.  

Angus Tuck is the father of the Tuck family.  

Mae Tuck is the wife of Angus and mother of Jesse and his siblings.  

Miles Tuck is Jesse's brother.  

Winnie's parents are probably not considered main characters at all, but they are important because they motivate Winnie to spend time with the Tuck family. 

The Man in the Yellow Suit is the final major character.  He works throughout the novel to discover the Tuck family and their secret. 

Who is following Winnie and the Tuck family in Tuck Everlasting?

The man in the yellow suit is following Winnie and the Tucks to find the spring that grants immorality. 

Winnie spoke to the man in the yellow suit at her house.  He asked her how long her family had lived near the woods and said he was looking for "a family." Her grandmother came out, and they heard music from the woods. (It was Mae Tuck's music box.)  Winnie’s grandmother thought it was elves, and the man in the yellow suit was excited to learn that she had heard it before.  He felt he was in the right spot.

Later, Winnie was in the woods when she saw Jesse Tuck drink from the spring. She wanted to drink too, because she was thirsty. Jesse and his mother kidnapped her, because they could not let her drink and accidentally become immortal.  They wanted to explain things to her later. 

As they were racing away on the horse, Winnie saw the man in the yellow suit. 

Discovering him, seeing his surprise, and presented at once with choices, Winnie's mind perversely went blank. Instead of crying out for help, she merely goggled at him as they fled past the spot where he stood. (Ch. 6) 

Winnie felt that since she was being kidnapped she should do something.  Mae Tuck told the man in the yellow suit that they were teaching their little girl how to ride.  She had no idea that he was looking for the Tuck family.  Of course, the man in the yellow suit knew who Winnie was and where she lived, but the Tucks did not know that. 

The man in the yellow suit’s objective was to find the spring and make money off of it.  The Tucks had kept it a secret for years.  They did not want anyone else to become immortal, because they had become immortal by accident and they felt it was unnatural.

The man in the yellow suit was able to follow them to the Tuck's house eventually.  By that time, the Tucks had already told Winnie about the spring.  They were horrified that the man in the yellow suit wanted to sell the spring water.  He also said he would have Winnie drink some and be his demonstration. At this, Mae Tuck hit him with a shotgun, killing him.  The constable finally arrived, and arrested her.

What are the similarities and differences between characters in Tuck Everlasting?

A venn diagram is a visual tool that allows a user to see relationships between a set number of items or characters. Most venn diagrams are made of interconnected circles. The simplest venn diagram will have two circles next to each other, and the circles will have a section that overlaps between them. This will create three sections within the diagram. One item or character will be placed in the left circle, and the other will be placed in the right circle. Individual traits and characteristics will be listed in the appropriate circle, but things that they share will be listed in the overlapping section of the diagram. This allows users to see a concrete picture of the similarities and differences between two things. It is a useful tool to prepare for a later compare and contrast essay.

The question provided to Enotes does not specify which characters from Tuck Everlasting should be included in the venn diagram. You could go up to five overlapping circles and have one circle for each of the Tucks and the final circle for Winnie Foster. I would not recommend doing this. It would likely look so "busy" that it may appear overwhelming. The purpose of a venn diagram is to help organize thoughts, so I recommend keeping it simple. Pick two characters that you want to compare and contrast. I recommend picking Winnie and Jesse. My main reason for this is that they get the majority of the page time, so readers come to understand each of them better than the other characters. Start with Winnie, and list in her circle characteristics that she has that Jesse doesn't have. It's okay to keep things simple as well. For example, Winnie is a girl. List that in her circle and list that Jesse is a male in his circle. Go ahead and list their ages in each circle as well. I would mention that Winnie's parents are very demanding of her, and that is why she longs for escape; however, Jesse has much more freedom from his family, and that is why he is such the world traveler that he is. Jesse is quite impetuous, while Winnie is much more timid. She does help Mae escape, but that was a major departure from her normal personality.

Where the two circles overlap, list out characteristics that the two characters share. They are both physically, mentally, and emotionally young. Both characters have a strong sense of adventure. It's why Winnie "runs away" from her house to the spring. Finally, despite the fact that Winnie is 10 years old and Jesse is 17 years old, we do get the sense that there is a romance that might have some day turned into something between them.