Fear is pervasive throughout the novel. How does fear affect the actions of Okonkwo? Of Nwoye? How does fear influence Okonkwo’s relationships with others? The story “Things Fall Apart” demonstrates that fear is a dominating factor that can both take you to fame and/or destroy a person and society.
Usually this emotion is fear. This includes worry, anxiety and panic. When a person avoids something unpleasant, they momentarily escape an uncomfortable feeling and to bring psychological
Within this symbolism we see that in fact Hamlet is referring to fear and foresight that comes with death, and how those tow are interplayed by our perception; fear is what happens when foresight has been lost, and foresight is what happens to us when fear is not lost, but when we are not affected by it. When making certain choices in life fear can grip us and make us feel like we need to choose a separate path. Other times fear grips us for the choices we have mad. Nevertheless, fear is a major factor of control and choices within oneself. In one of Hamlet’s quotes he states, “How long will a man lie I’th earth he rots?” Hamlet says this quote during the scene where he comes across the gravedigger as he is pulling out the bones of the dead once buried.
When a person with a phobia encounters the stimulus which causes their fear they experience extreme anxiety and will show avoidance behaviour. There are various elements that make up the fear response of phobia such as, cognitive element, where the expectation of harm about to happen, the perception of danger and threat. There is also the biological element which is the body’s emergency reaction to danger (‘fight or flight’ response) release of adrenaline leading to increased heart rate, breathing rate, blood pressure, sweating, etc. There is also the emotional element which is the feeling of dread, terror and panic. The final element is the behavioural one, involving fleeing, avoidance behaviour or freezing.
pg. 16). According to Frederick T. L. Leong, the general editor of the Encyclopedia of counseling, says that a panic attack can have onsets of fearfulness, intense apprehension, and even leaving an individual with feelings of doom. Others may feel short of breath, a choking feeling, chest pain, or palpitations to mention just a few symptoms one may endure. Individuals who have endured such symptoms tend to worry about when the next occurrence of these sudden onsets may arise and just how these symptoms will affect them in the future (Leong.
People are often afraid of failure, and when someone believes that you can not do something, it motivates you to not fail, using the fear as fuel for success. Another example is people who are afraid of public speaking. When one is afraid of speaking in front of others, they often use the fear as a motivation to make their speech good, so that they don’t have to worry about having a bad speech as well as speaking in front of others. A comfort zone for people afraid of public speaking or performing would be picturing the crowd in their underwear. Many people are also afraid of loneliness.
Unfamiliar objects or people are considered threats to our well-being. I understood this ideology when contemplating my own fears. Consider my fear of presenting to an audience whom I don’t know. The main reason for my discomfort is the very fact that I am uncertain of what my audience thinks of me. If I had replaced this very audience with friends who I know, then my fear of presenting would be eliminated.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest How do people respond to fear? In the book One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, by Ken Kesey there is an accurate display of fear. Many people handle their fears differently, depending on what the situation is. There is no way to accurately display how one deals with fear. Responding to fear is an innate response when something/someone gets ones adrenaline pumping.
The director portrays this fear through the use of facial expression, gesture/posture and tone of voice. The director demonstrates a fear of the unknown through gesture/posture. An example of this fear is when Stephen Kumalo is afraid to open the letter. When Stephen doesn’t open it, it is easy to tell something is wrong. When he looks at it a second time, he sighs, showing he is afraid.
Everyone has fears. However, what is fear exactly? “Fear is a vital response to physical or emotional danger” (Psychology Today). If this is so, then why are people afraid of ghosts? According to Stephen Wagner, the fear of ghosts stems from our fear of the unknown.