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.
Conflict of Interest (COI). A conflict of interest exists when two or more contradictory interests relate to an activity by an individual or an institution. The conflict lies in the situation, not in any behavior or lack of behavior of the individual. That means that a conflict of interest is not intrinsically a bad thing.