Which best describes the central conflict in “Ambush”?

The central conflict in “Ambush” is the narrator’s lasting emotional struggle over killing a young man during the war. Years later, he still replays the ambush and wonders whether he acted deliberately, showing that the memory haunts him. His lie to his daughter is part of the story, but the deeper conflict is his guilt and distress over the killing. The best choice is “The narrator is haunted by the experience of killing another man.”

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