Both Uses of
conflict
in
The Shack
- In one of those distant countries I think he even picked up a gun in some kind of terrible conflict; he's hated war with a dark passion ever since I've known him.†
Chpt Frwd. *conflict = struggle or disagreement
- If she knew his inner conflict, she showed nothing by her expression—still open, full of life, and inviting.†
Chpt 6.
Definition:
a struggle or disagreement
in various senses, including:
- a serious disagreement -- as in "political conflict"
- the tension from two opposing ideas or feelings -- as in "I'm conflicted about where I should go to college."
- a violent fight or war -- as in "the Israeli-Palestinian conflict"
- an idiom that refers to tension between responsibilities to different entities -- "conflict of interest"