In a sense, perhaps Tomâs mistreatment of Jim is actually a boon, for it leads the other characters in the novel to acknowledge Jim as a worthy human being. In the end, Huckleberry Finn moves beyond questions of slavery, to broader questions of morality and race.
Conflict is defined as an incompatibility of goals or values between two or more parties in a. relationship, combined with attempts to control each other and antagonistic feelings toward each. other (Fisher, 1990). The incompatibility or difference may exist in reality or may only be. perceived by the parties involved.
Princeton's WordNet (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: incompatible (adj). not compatible. incompatible personalities; incompatible colors. antagonistic, incompatible (adj). used especially of drugs or muscles that counteract or neutralize each other's effect. uncongenial, incompatible (adj).