Question

It is ____ that a conflict be included in a story. essential not essential

Answer 1

It is essential for a conflict to be included in a story, conflict makes the story exciting, makes you think more about the characters and experiences/events in the story. So yes, conflict is completely essential to a story.
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Answer 2

The correct answer is ''not essential''. A story doesn't always have to have the classic conflict as seen in many stories, it may have many different elements without including a conflict.