The Deadly Impact of Fear People may think that their greatest fear is a ferocious animal, lightning speed, terrifying heights, or a venomous insect but the greatest fear of all is fear itself. When placed in an unfamiliar setting over an extended period of time, like the boys in William Golding’s novel The Lord of the Flies, fear escalates as time goes on. This is illustrated when the boys were unable to kill a pig when they had the right opportunity, to then brutally killing a pig as time progressed. To finally, killing one of their own. Lord of the Flies is the perfect example of how fear is a deadly driving force.
The Devils Wrath In Zora Neale Hurston’s “Sweat”, Delia Jones is faced with her biggest fear, snakes! Sykes, Delia’s husband, a malicious, arrogant man, torments his wife constantly. This makes Delia feel as if there is a snake present. Finally, Sykes does bring an actual snake in the house. Therefore, the snake can represent Delia’s protector, sin, death, or devil but it most certainly is a mirrored reflection of Sykes.
Hale. John Wright doesn’t seem to be a happy fellow. Not much is said about this character, however; an overwhelming feeling of hatred and meanness radiates from him. Its as if he stiffens the very air he stood in. this very discontent feeling would further add to the very isolation the Glaspell is trying to portray.
One night as Billy was trying to sleep when Tuck came in his room. He needed someone to tease and who was more amusing than Billy? Oooo Billy, is the big bad monster in your closet tonight?" Tuck said. I want to see the mean old monster in your closet!!
Mary Shelley uses many language devices to portray conflict in the novel Frankenstein. In chapter 5, Mary Shelley uses alliteration to convey to the reader the emotional conflict the monster is forced to face. Victor finally finishes his creation and observes its appearance: “I beheld the wretch -- the miserable monster who I created”. This suggests to the reader that Victor is not pleased with his creation as he calls him a “monster”; the word “monster” makes the reader visualize a horrendous, spine-chilling, eerie creation creating a dark ambience. Furthermore, the author uses feelings to describe the monster.
In life we all have something we dread. They can be troublesome and cause anxiety and as a result, we can refer to them as “monster”. These monsters we face at times are due to our own misfortune. Nevertheless these monsters affect us and not in a good way. In the epic Beowulf, the protagonist, Beowulf, faces three different monsters.
Additionally, Bob is characterized by a collection of phobias, a phobia being an anxiety disorder in which an irrational fear causes the person to avoid some object, activity, or situation. When researching various reports on anxiety disorders, I realized that there is an abundance of work being done on understands anxiety disorders better and so there were numerous articles relating to this topic. One article by Rick Nauert entitled “Anxiety Disorder Impairs Emotional Control” relates to the emotional effects of these disorders and how it has been proven that people with anxiety disorders have impaired senses of emotional control. This would make sense after observing Bob’s chaotic behavior resulting from his continual anxiety problems. It is encouraging, though, to realize the immense about of research going into this area because it does affect a high percentage of our population.
Island of Fear As humans, we all fear something, and we deal with those fears in ways that match our personalities. In Lord of the Flies, William Golding shows the fears of Jack, Ralph, and Piggy and chooses specific ways for each to deal with his fears. Therefore, each of the three boys reacts to fear in their own unique way. The first boy, Jack, believes that a beast truly does exist. He is afraid and admits it; however, he deals with his fear with aggressive violence.
Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “Fear always springs from ignorance.” Fear is always present in one’s longevity if he or she lacks knowledge of the word itself, which means if you lack knowledge of something, you will always be intimidated until an action is taken to triumph over your anxiety. To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee and The Crucible by Arthur Miller recognized this quote as a true statement and I agree to the contribution made by these authors in validating the quote. In To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee symbolized Jem and Scout as character with fear and innocence . Jem and Scout were always intimidated by Boo Radley because of the stories they heard about him, they believed he is a malevolent phantom who eat squirrels and
Upon seeing the creature in years, Victor is completely filled with hatred and angst. Contrast to a normal reaction to a lost “son,” Victor shows tremendous hate and fear towards the creature, “‘Devil...Begone, vile insect!”(81) These few words express the bottled up emotions Frankenstein has had deep within, and finally is able to express upon seeing the creature. However, this emotion from Frankenstein only adds more depth to the creatures response. The creature knows Frankensteins hate towards him, but during the confrontation the creature is able to vent and show his human tendencies. “[Y]ou, my creator, detest and spurn me, thy creature, to whom thou art bound by ties only dissoluble by the annihilation of one of us.”(81) Although Frankenstein hates the creature, there is no denying the bond they share.