The Monsters In My Head By Frank Langella Analysis

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In the article “The Monsters in My Head” (1986), by Frank Langella faced his own monster that he had that was mummy where he went to watch movie about based on that mummy. Later on, his son had his own monster to face as well but he had his father to protect him. He realize that monster was all in his head this whole time and he think his son is in the same with his monster so he talk to his son by helping him fight for his own battles by encouraging to fight for it on his own. He advice to his son changed because he realized that monster were struggle all along. Langella did the right thing by telling his son to face his own monster.

I agree with Langella that it’s best for people to face their own fears, even if there are there own struggles makes them scared to face reality. We create our own fears that we know is going to hold us back to faced what were are scared of knowing that if don’t do something about is going to hunt us for a long time. Langella fear was his mummy were he feel like he was coming after him even do it was all in his head and by proving a point that were he coming from is that we all have fears that we don’t faced until gets to us.

I wish I had been encouraged to fight my own fears like Langella encouraged his son because
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Based on Langella and “it” movie both have a connection when it came to see in things that was to face their fears. Some point it proves that even the kids in “it” movie have to face their own fears even if did want to because the clown tried to controlled them so they can see what makes them scared and knowing that it will continue it they don’t stop

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