Conflict is central to a story.

There are a number of conflicts at work in the “The Prophetess,” 

What is the central conflict of the narrative? 

What are the two sides of this conflict and how is the conflict resolved? 

 Identify the crisis stage of the narrative.

Conflict is central to a story. You can’t have a story without it. Conflict refers to the clashing of opposing forces. The main character is involved in the conflict and he or she could be battling: another human, society, nature, God.

The Crisis refers to the meeting of opposing forces in conflict. This is when the conflict is at its most intense. The crisis can occur before or at same time as climax.

http://www.sahistory.org.za/sites/default/files/DC/stv7n388/stv7n388.pdf  this is a link to a whole bunch of short stories .the prohetess story is from page 120-130 , you will have to read pages 120-135 to answer the questions above.  Only need three paragraphs answering the 3 questions above. One paragraph for each question.