In today's society, there are still many injustices, whether it concerns freedom of expression or equality between breeds. To change these issues, we must put ourselves forward and inevitably provoke conflicts. This conflict could be something as large as a war between two countries or simply a debate between peers. Whether in the form of arguments or gunfire, people have the opportunity to express themselves and demonstrate their true strength. It may have been imperceptible before, but in times of great conflict, the admirable traits of strength and determination come to the surface for all to see. At the conclusion of Green's "The Quiet American," Thomas Folwer shows his true strength. At first, its neutrality can be considered a weakness. Folwer seems incapable of meeting challenges, even though they may affect him personally. This is demonstrated when Pyle confessed his love for Phuong and Folwer does not express his internalized anger and frustration, leaving Pyle to believe that he took everything "very well". Folwer made no attempt to dissuade him, he simply let Pyle walk all over him and take the only thing he truly cared about. His constant attempt to remain neutral is a clear indication of his weakness. It is when Folwer is thrown into the middle of the horrific bombings of Gardiner Square that he is not only surrounded by great conflict, but his own mind reflects the chaos that envelops him. It is through this “moment of emotion” that his primordial need to take sides shines through and his true strength emerges. He no longer tries to “do nothing” and commits himself wholeheartedly to a cause; the communists. This act can be considered as his inner strength because he is finally standing...... middle of paper...... Ethnic lives. Nelson Mandela demonstrates the positive consequences of conflict, because if it had not been created, he may never have had the opportunity to save the lives of his fellow men and women, nor to remain in remembered as one of the strongest and most admirable people of his generation. .Conflict offers people the opportunity to demonstrate their inner strength and achieve something that can benefit many people's way of life. “The Quiet American” and the life of Nelson Mandela are two examples of how conflict can lead to a positive outcome. Without the troubles that Folwer and Nelson Mandela endured, they would never have been able to improve the lives of thousands of people. Furthermore, the fact that Nelson was not a literary character demonstrates how conflict in our society can have phenomenal consequences for an entire country and, by extension, the entire world...