According to the text fear affects people's behavior in a way so they don’t think or act their right mind. Just think about a movie like “The Last Decent” the guy who gets trapped starts to freak out and thrashes. I believe he did this out of fear. Everybody big or small when they are really scared they freak out and don’t think right.
For example, the people in “Monsters are Due on Maple Street” by Rod Sterling start to harass people on their own street, because of fear, I believe when people get scared of the unknown everything falls apart and we lose our humanity. We/them/they are devolving and eventually there will be nothing left of a human. Another example of people making rash decisions when they are scared is when Charlie shoots
For example, the people in “Monsters are Due on Maple Street” by Rod Sterling start to harass people on their own street, because of fear, I believe when people get scared of the unknown everything falls apart and we lose our humanity. We/them/they are devolving and eventually there will be nothing left of a human. Another example of people making rash decisions when they are scared is when Charlie shoots