In literature and film, conflict is the struggle or problem a character must overcome. It’s one of the five elements of a story; the others are plot, character, setting and theme. Conflict is used to drive and direct the plot of a story. The point of the plot is to resolve the conflict. As the conflict grows, the tension and drama build. The climax of the story is the turning point of the conflict. That’s when one character defeats another character or makes a choice or a change. When the conflict is resolved, the action can wind down. Conflict creates all the action in a story. Without conflict, characters would just float around aimlessly, and the story wouldn’t be very interesting.

Based on the passage, which of the following is not a role that conflict plays?