Conrad contrasts
a. the peaceful, prosperous setting in which the story is told with the gritty details of marlow's journey
b. the pious, compassionate attitudes of the story's listeners with the colonists on the congo
c. the silent, smooth sail of the yawl with the clattering, clunky steamboat
d. the rough and stormy mediterranean with the slow, snake-like congo

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What is the narrators main conflict in this passage

Tia and lin had been best friends since kindergarten. both avid soccer players, the girls decided to try out for the high school team together. unfortunately, there was just one open spot, so only one of the girls would be chosen. they both worked hard, and on tryout day, they did their best. when the team roster came out, lin was excited to see that she had made the team but sad that tia had not. tia was happy for her friend and vowed to work harder so she would make the team the next year. which sentence is the exposition of the passage