Which sentence best describes the conflict developing in this passage?
The townspeople of Phippsburg want to get rid of
Turner's father.
Reverend Buckminster must rescue Phippsburg
from the people of Malaga.
The townspeople of Phippsburg want to get rid of
the people on Malaga Island.
O Sheriff Elwell is opposed to Mr. Buckminster's
efforts to teach the people of Malaga.

c is the correct answer

Explanation:

Conflict is a literary element that the writer use to create challenges in the story to create the suspense if the goal would be achieved or not.

So, according to the definition, the conflict developed in the passage is in line 3. In this sentence we find conflict developing as the people of Phippsburg want to get rid of the people on Malaga Island, because they think that they are wasting town's expense on them.

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edmund spenser and john bunyan also influenced hawthorne. : )

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