In the story "Treasure Hunters" the primary conflict starts when the parents of the family become missing.
<h3>What is a Central Conflict?</h3>
The word "Central Conflict" is suggestive of the fact that there are other smaller or "non-central" conflicts. Hence a central conflict is the conflict that is aligned to the theme of the story.
A theme is the primary message that the author wishes to communicate via the story or text.
