Conflict is one of the literary elements authors use to make their stories exciting. There could be two kinds of conflicts. External conflict, more of a person's struggle with something besides himself, usually shows that he goes against nature, other people, or any other thing that is considered to be an outside battle not as much concerning his mind. Internal conflict happens to be a struggle within a person, a struggle with his own thoughts …
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…exclude many other main things, as for example, the story's point, its length, its plot, its setting, and also its moral. If Rainford did not oppose Whitney, he probably would have no point in getting in such troubles if he already thought animals to have feelings or for the island to be a little devilish. And so, conflict is important in the story to make the story exciting and also for the story to evolve.