Although it has many assumptions, what does the word fearless actually mean? According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary, the clear meaning of fearless is “lacking fear” or “not afraid”. Synonyms for this characteristic most known to people everywhere include brave, bold, and sometimes even heroic. Written by Eric Blehm, Fearless is the long, heroic journey of Adam Brown, where he faces drug addiction, the challenge of self-worth, and overcomes his fears, making his life a sacrifice for the country. Throughout the whole novel, being fearless is the reoccurring theme and shows itself in many different instances. Of course, it is a hard personality feature to come by, yet Adam Brown’s mentality was shaped by this. He faced different challenges
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It thrives in the human brain of special people who don’t see fear as a burden, but rather an opportunity to conquer a task that they never deemed possible. Adam is a clear example of this mentality. One of the first instances is on page 41, when Adam was told, “that in the future he should “run from a loaded gun””. On this exact part of the novel, Adam and his three friends, Jeff, Richard, and Heath got themselves into some particularly nasty trouble. To say the least, they picked a fight with the wrong type of crowd and this interaction had some brutal consequences. Adam was faced with a gun aiming at his chest with the intent to hurt him and he did not back down. He believed standing up for his comrades was more important than anything that could possibly injure his physical stature. Luckily, he failed to get damaged, physically at least, and this just showed the prime determination of his mentality. One quote by Joseph David Schwartz is, “Do what you fear and your fear disappears”. This closely relates to this situation because although Adam was surely slightly afraid of a gun pointing at his chest, one slight finger movement away from harming him, he did not let it affect him. He valued his friends’ lives more than his and said at this exact moment also on page 41, “If you’re going to shoot me, f---ing shoot me!”. When the guy failed to respond, he then stepped dangerously closer to the barrel and proceeded to state, “Then I’m going to take my friend to the hospital.” This one little example exhibits so much about the character of Adam Brown and when he started showing the lack of
It thrives in the human brain of special people who don’t see fear as a burden, but rather an opportunity to conquer a task that they never deemed possible. Adam is a clear example of this mentality. One of the first instances is on page 41, when Adam was told, “that in the future he should “run from a loaded gun””. On this exact part of the novel, Adam and his three friends, Jeff, Richard, and Heath got themselves into some particularly nasty trouble. To say the least, they picked a fight with the wrong type of crowd and this interaction had some brutal consequences. Adam was faced with a gun aiming at his chest with the intent to hurt him and he did not back down. He believed standing up for his comrades was more important than anything that could possibly injure his physical stature. Luckily, he failed to get damaged, physically at least, and this just showed the prime determination of his mentality. One quote by Joseph David Schwartz is, “Do what you fear and your fear disappears”. This closely relates to this situation because although Adam was surely slightly afraid of a gun pointing at his chest, one slight finger movement away from harming him, he did not let it affect him. He valued his friends’ lives more than his and said at this exact moment also on page 41, “If you’re going to shoot me, f---ing shoot me!”. When the guy failed to respond, he then stepped dangerously closer to the barrel and proceeded to state, “Then I’m going to take my friend to the hospital.” This one little example exhibits so much about the character of Adam Brown and when he started showing the lack of