We Grow Accustomed To The Dark Meaning

Fear
Fear has many manifestations: ranging from the monster under the bed and the creatures hiding in the closet to the growing self doubt that people have after every choice they make. There are things that are known but more things that are not known. As fear hungers for worries and self doubts about the unknowns of life, opportunities and decisions become limited, sometimes leading to no decisions to choose from. Fear is limiting the choices that may not need to be limited at all. Even though fear can devour people’s desire for pursuits happiness, it can be tamed in order to strengthen their courage. There is always a solution for every obstacle. Some people may think there are emotions or physical objects that can prevent them from their end goal. In “We Grow Accustomed to the Dark,” the speaker is introducing a scene where the setting is pitch black. Her poem describes how even though no one can see whats right in front of them, “the bravest” of people would try to feel their way out of the darkness. Even if people were not able to find their way out …show more content…
On an emotional level, it can be used to build up people’s confidence or change the way they see things. For example, in “Before I Lost My Eye,” Dickinson, the poet, creates an incredible imagery of everything she can remember seeing before she lost the ability of sight. After doing so, she was able to describe to us her appreciation of eyesight and how people take it for granted. Another example of fear we have is the fear of uncertainty. In “Ted Talk,” the speaker talks about how illusions work. Towards the end of the performance, he ends with asking if one of his examples were an illusion or not. This can easily spike any curious person’s mind. It creates the question, “What if something in our life is actually an illusion. ”This idea of uncertainty sounds like a scary thought, however it gives people something to be interested in, something to ask questions