Question

The person, idea, force, or set of circumstances that opposes the central character of a story is the _________

Answer 1

Conflict

Answer 2

The person or idea that opposed the central character of a story is the antagonist.

Answer 3

The person, idea, force, or set of circumstances that opposes the central character of a story is the ANTAGONIST

Answer 4

Any force, whether internal or external, that causes hardships for the main character WOULD indeed be the conflict.

Not antagonist because, an antagonist would only be considered a character, not a force or idea~

Make sense? :3