write a story on: conflicting developmental goals (200-300 words)
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Conflict is opposition and struggle, whether between characters who have opposing goals, or between a character and their own inner demons. Sometimes conflict lies between characters and their environment (in adventure novels, for example).
In an engrossing novel, conflict supplies tension. When an antagonist has opposing goals to a protagonist, we know only one can be victorious. This creates suspense as we wonder who will triumph and how.
Conflict supplies the stakes and odds that create rising and falling action. If, for example, in Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings cycle Frodo’s quest to destroy the One Ring were simple and easy, the story would be predictable and boring. Smaller and greater skirmishes along Frodo’s way create lesser arcs of tension and release. Multiple conflicts of varying size give stories their unique shape and character.
Conflict also is a crucible in which characters can grow and change. Through facing inner and/or external adversity, characters gain new insights and strengths. They overcome flaws or give in to them. Conflict is thus a key agent of change.