What Is An Example Of Fear In Lord Of The Flies

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People are afraid of what they don’t know.
Fear changed people’s minds and changed their reasoning and compassion for others.
In the book To Kill A Mockingbird, Jem and Scout were afraid of going to the Radley house and in Lord of the Flies, the children were afraid of the beast.
The children were afraid of the beast, by not going outside because they seen the beast.
“You can’t go out - it’s horrible!” “Piggy - where are the spears?” P. 99
“Thought I heard something,” he said. “Stop a minute.” We stopped. “Hear anything?” he asked. “No”
This quote is an example of fear by, Jem and Scout are being afraid of the Man lurking behind them.
In the book “Lord Of The Flies” and “To Kill A Mockingbird are similar by having the concept of fear.

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