Fear And Fear

Fear is a crucial emotion that can result in fatal consequences or the saving of a life. It can motivate both selfless and selfish behavior. In this way, fear can be used to affect a character’s state of mind in a novel, which can ultimately motive all of that character’s further decisions within the story. Fear motivates an individual’s actions by changing his or her state of mind and leading him or her to act out-of-character and do things he or she normally would not do. William Shakespeare uses fear in his story, Romeo and Juliet, to keep the relationship between the titular characters a secret and to demonstrate the pressure put on the characters by society.

The allure of fear is interesting for some people for several reasons. These people have another perspective of how they react when they see something scary or read it. They don’t react the same way as other people that don’t like scary things. Other people like to be scared. Some people motivate others by saying to them they are not so scary and everything that is happening there is not real, since they use fiction elements, like characters, details and scenarios. These scary elements have real details but also have scenarios that are not real, this means it is magical realism. This thought of liking scary things is a physiological problem. Scientist make an article showing proof that there is a big pole of people that like scary scenarios.

Fear is one of the oldest,strongest, most uncontrollable and an unavoidable feelings. It can: make you sweat, make you cry, shake or even lose your appetite for food. It can also cause people to do stupid things that they never would do in ordinary circumstances. This can be seen in many different aspects of life. One place it can be seen is literature. It can also be seen in movies and t.v. The last place fear is shown is real life.

Have you ever wondered why you enjoy being scared? In Allegra Ringo’s interview, “Why do some brains enjoy fear?”, with Dr. Kerr, a scare specialist, he states that many enjoy being scared because the brain triggers “a flood” of adrenaline, dopamine, and endorphins. To enjoy the feeling of being terrified, our brains have to process that we are in a safe space. Scary movies, stories, roller coasters, and haunted houses all create a breathtaking response to fear. These experiences we have with fear are said to create self-confidence, relieve stress, and even bring us together. Americans spend over 7.5 billion dollars on Halloween activities and costumes. Dr. Kerr states in the interview, that people love Halloween so much because it constructs a strong emotional response and build stronger memories. Dr. Kerr also says that when we are happy, or afraid we release hormones that help those moments “stick” in our brain. We all love a good scare! “The Raven”, by Edgar Allen Poe, and “Beware: do not read this poem”, by Ishmael Reed both analyze the allure of fear through symbolism and descriptive imagery, which is a part of gothic literature. Both Poe and Reed signifies their themes differently but both themes allude to the fascination of fear.

Fear is a powerful human emotion. It can make you do things you wouldn’t normally do, like risk taking and bad choices. Fear can spike your adrenaline. For example if someone was to lift a car off a run over child, that would be caused by adrenaline, which is caused by fear. According to several studies done by physicians

What makes people seek for experiences that make them feel scared? Fear is the expectation or the anticipation of possible harm, so why do people like it? There is a hormone called dopamine, that is released during scary and thrilling activities, according to David Zald, some individuals may get more of a kick of this hormone than others. Lots of people enjoy scary experiences, because of the feeling that they have after these situations. As reported by ABC News, in “Spooky Business American Economy”, people spend about 7 million dollars in Halloween, looking for costumes, decoration objects, and also in haunted houses. People enjoy scary movies, roller coasters, and haunted houses. Similarly, people enjoy thrilling literature, as Edgar Allan Poe and Louise Erdrich poems, “The Raven” and “The windigo” respectively. Both of these authors write and explore death and the ambiguity of what will happen after death, by using concrete examples of imagery and symbols, structured paragraphs, and a certain type of diction.

Fear is a chemical chain reaction in the brain. It is in the part of the brain that allows us to communicate and to speak with other people ("Layton, Julia"). The idea is an autonomic response in the brain with many parts of the brain involved. Fear starts with a scary stimulus and ends with a fight or flight response telling the human to fight back or run away. It starts with two processes the quick and messy way, and the clear and slow way ("Layton, Julia"). The quick way is when you are panicking and out of breath and the clear way takes a while and is when you calm down and realize it was nothing. Both of the processes happen simultaneously ("Layton, Julia"). The brain uses your blood stream and nervous system to create fear. When your muscles tighten and your heart races, you are probably in a state of fear. Without fear you would walk into traffic or pick up poisonous snakes. Fear saves our lives ("Layton,

Usually, fear is something we conquer, fight , and overcome, but why not analyze the fear and possibly appreciate the stories behind it. We deal with fear everyday, but the best people to deal with fear are people who think scientifically as well as creatively this is shown on page one of Walker’s Transcript, “ a good reader has an artist’s passion,... but just as importantly, the reader’s also needs the coolness of judgement of a scientist (Walker 1).” When dealing with our fears we often dread the most outrageous and obscure things, while the deadlier and more subtle situations fly over our head and more often than not come

Fear influences human behavior and the way people react to situations. When fear is perceived, the body starts to sweat, and a “fight or flight” reaction occurs. The body temperature is lowered down. The heart starts to pound and the body releases the hormone epinephrine into the bloodstream when it perceives a threat. This in turn increases the heart rate so that it moves blood into other parts of the body that may need it to act in the face of fear. Another side effect is shortness of breath, when nerves around the ribcage and torso are

Fear may seem like a negative, but what kind of a story would it be without it? Throughout Frankenstein, peers presentations, and The Horse and His boy it has become evident to me that fear is relevant in every story. It can result in so many emotions including excitement, accomplishment, and motivation at times, but just plain failure at others. Fear motivates, breaks down, and teaches characters who they really are in times of panic. It also enthralls readers to stay tuned into the book and interested in what is going on.

things comes to our mind. Fear has a broad meaning and is experienced in every aspect of our

Fear is something that large amounts of people have encountered at least once at some point in their lives. It has been said to have caused a variety of outcomes, many of them being largely negative. Therefore, it is a common human response to react to fear by counteracting it with positivity and/or success. The idea people have of what fear is depends on the person. In the article “How Fear Works”, for example, fear is defined as a “chain reaction in the brain that starts with a stressful stimulus and ends with the release of chemicals” (Layton 1). The website “Psychology Today” defines fear another way, calling it “a vital response to physical and emotional danger” ("Fear Paranoia”). There are several other definitions people have on the

Fear is more than just something people are afraid of. Fear is a driving force that leads people to become who they are, a force so strong it could change history. For American society, that is just what fear is--a foundation upon which culture was built. Even in modern America, fear can be seen everywhere, and the history of that fear can be seen within literature. Whether it is modern media or novels from the 1800s, fear can be expressed in the form of a story.

protect a person, urging them to participate in a fight or to flee for their life. Throughout life,

Fear can be a pleasurable experience such as riding a roller coaster, watching a horror movie or climbing treacherous mountains. Roller coasters use fear for pleasure by using the senses of falling and traveling at uncontrollable speeds to produce a rush of adrenaline. People use horror movies to stimulate fear which in turn creates pleasure due to the fact that the fear is in the confines of safety, typically only producing goose bumps or a slightly increased heart rate. Mountain climbing differs from