What is the main source of the conflict in this passage?

lee grew up near the old-growth forest. she loved wandering the trails and looking at the natural beauty around her. but the city council recently approved plans to cut down the forest in order to build a shopping center and apartment buildings. the council believed the development would create new jobs and provide more affordable housing. lee was upset when she heard about the plans to destroy her beloved forest, and she vowed to do something to save it.

a. the city council's decision to destroy the forest that lee loves

b. the number of jobs that will be created by the council's plans

c. the amount of time lee spends wandering alone in the forest

d. lee's decision to fight the city council and save her beloved forest

The correct answer is A. The city council's decision to destroy the forest that Lee loves

Explanation:

The word conflict refers to a struggle or opposition between two forces, entities, people, etc. Additionally, the source of conflict are the reasons, causes or origin of the conflict that are commonly related to opposing interests or actions. This implies, in the case of the excerpt presented in which it is explained Lee loved the forest and the city council approved plans to cut the forest and instead build a shopping center and apartment buildings, the source of the conflict is the opposite position of both Lee and the city council or that the  city council's decision to destroy the forest that Lee loves as this is the origin or reasons between the struggle or opposition between Lee and the Council.

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