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The conflict that sets this story in motion and makes it complicated is the fact that the young children on the train are bored and desire to hear an entertaining story while traveling.

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"The Contender" by Robert Lipsyte follows a young man named Alfred who struggles to find his place in the world amidst the pressures of his environment and the expectations placed on him. The internal conflict lies in Alfred's journey to define his own identity and overcome the challenges he faces, including poverty, racism, and self-doubt, in pursuit of his boxing dreams.

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the conflict is that a black 17 year old boy who was a high school drop out is trying to become a boxer

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The conflict is the tension in the story, the things or people that keep the characters from achieving their goals.

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