Fear

At points in our lives fear is a fog. An aphotic cloud that looms over you causing you to stop in your tracks and put life on pause. Why do we stop though? When faced against a fear seemingly unsurmountable why do we just stop, petrified that a single step may send us over a ledge from which we may never climb up? This dismal outlook on even the most miniscule of fears is a way of life that dictates your every motion, every chance you may be too afraid to take is governed by this mind-set. Up…

Fear It’s three a.m. The weather outside of your frosted over bedroom window is completely still; the cold appears to freeze everything in its path. You regain consciousness from your deep slumber and realize what woke you. Knock. A few seconds pass. Knock... Knock. Sweat drips down the side of your forehead as you consider the worst possible options. Is someone breaking into the garage? There is a loud crashing noise. Time to take action. You stumble around searching for anything that can…

Fearnot-Narrative Fear can ruin your life. Fear is just a mentality. Fear can mean different things to people, it can be the difference between someone not exactly loving spiders, and not hating them and someone having a meltdown every time they see a spider. For some people, a fear can be so stressful and life-crippling that they’ll try anything in their power to avoid their fear even if it means staying at home for days at a time. Fear has the power to prevent people from experiencing the…

“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself”, said former US president, Franklin D Roosevelt. This has been proven true countless times throughout history where fear shaped humanity for the worse. In the novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding, fear is present since the beginning of the book . The boys battle against the beast is one of the major conflicts that takes place in the narrative. Their fear of the unknown, personified as the beast, causes the boys on the island to descend into…

Fear is defined as being an unpleasant emotion that is caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat, but it’s so much more than that. It’s the force that dominates and imprisons man, yet it’s not even tangible. It’s brought down entire armies and civilizations, but it can’t be seen. Even the sheer mention of its name can be enough to bring people to their knees. Fear is one of the most enigmatic concepts that there is, partly because it’s able to…

Fear is something everyone will experience. Examples include a fear of the dark or fear of heights. Many people wonder if fear is an emotion or something different. Some believe that fear is an emotion, but maybe not harmful. Although, many believe fear is a harmful emotion, because it can change the way people act, but others may disagree. Opponents argue that fear is not a harmful emotion. In the story, The Crucible by Arthur Miller, many people who believed witchcraft was occurring…

Have you ever been faced with a danger so fierce that your mind became clouded with fear? What are some thoughts you may have if you were in a situation like this? Imagine being trapped in a place with no visible way out, succumbed to intimidating surroundings. In Bram Stoker’s, Dracula, the central idea is fear. Bram Stoker demonstrates this idea by using the literary devices of conflict and point of view. Conflict is when drama is added into the story. Point of view is the perspective that the…

The manifestation of fear is an emotional impulse caused by natural physiological interactions. It is a protective neurological mechanism used to instill an alertness of potential endangerment; however, overzealous precaution can induce a paranoid deterioration of the psyche. Excessive defense against perceived antagonistic elements in the environment can lead to a state of constant agitation and personal withdrawal. Obsession with self-preservation inhibits the capacity for necessary…

Payton Olson A3 The Effect of Fear Fear is a crazy thing. It is something that can push even the strongest of people over the edge. It is one of the few things that can dictate and control even a group of people all from one source. This is really shown in the novel Lord of the Flies. The story takes place during a fictional atomic war and was written after World War II. The story revolves around this group of kids who have crash landed on an island and are left to their own devices. There is…

Everyone has a fear in the world, whether the person is willing to admit it or not, though sometimes it takes a person awhile to figure out what exactly triggers their human reaction to a “dangerous” situation. Fear is normal, but there are times when this natural reaction develops into a persistent and unreasonable anxiety about an object or given situation to the point of avoidance, which becomes a labeled term called a phobia. Today’s notion of phobias is that there is nothing to be ashamed…