Hope Breeds Eternal Prejudice Chapter 3

For these reasons, the theme of the story is that sometimes fear of the unknown is worse than the fear itself. This was proven in my three examples, such as: when the narrator overcomes the fear of opening her eyes underwater, when she swims in the deep murky waters and touches the bottom, and lastly when she leaves her husband even though she knows she will lose contact with her stepson Ian. Once she faced her fears she realized that the outcomes weren’t as adverse as she had anticipated. “To escape fear you have to go through it, not around

The author Joelle Charbonneau uses Symbolism in order to reveal what influence fear has on people’s decisions. Fear can cause people to change for better or for

Fear is the ultimate emotion because it is both mankind’s greatest strength and greatest flaw. It gives us reason, but can also be irrational. If one can surpass their fears, it can reward them greatly. Robinson Crusoe, by Daniel Defoe, follows a life of an adventurer from a young age and his story of traveling the world. Robinson, the main character, gets into many dangerous situations, from being enslaved by pirates, to being shipwrecked and being stuck on a deserted island. Robinson has to conquer many fears. Another story that fear is prevalent in is Beowulf, which follows the story of a supernatural human, Beowulf, who fights multiple monsters that no mortal could defeat. Lastly, fear is prevalent in “The Wife

overcome their fears. Through the actions and decisions of the characters the themes of fear and

Fear is the feeling of being scared or afraid, or does it mean more? Fear can change someone and make them into a different person. In the book, Fever 1793, by Laurie Halse Anderson (2000), shows how fear can change the lives of people. The story is about a 14 year old girl Mattie, who lives in Philadelphia when the devastating yellow fever epidemic of 1793 hits the nation’s capitol. Soon the fever hits her home and Mattie has to leave, enduring many frightening adventures trying to survive. This story illustrates when people are afraid, their fear and sadness can make them lose their sense of identity.

Prejudice is when we have a preconceived opinion about someone or a group of people that is formed without knowledge, or even a real understanding about them.

Fear brings forth a certain atmosphere which compels us to act upon it. The era in which the book was published allows us to see how common these fears were. Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House is an excellent portrayal of how fear controls the human mind by using the characters as examples. In the book Eleanor, Theodora, Luke, and Dr. Montague have all been influenced by fear in the story, whether it be the fear of love, the unknown, family, rejection, expression, or loneliness. These different types of fear plagued their minds, causing their actions to reflect upon them. Jackson explores the theme of fear in The Haunting of Hill House by creating a cast of characters that in turn are manipulated by the inner workings of their minds and the malevolent manifestations of Hill House.

Bissenger employs an omniscient point of view and detail to convey the idea that prejudice and stereotyping are never good things.

Fear causes characters to make poor decisions that can harm themselves and their surroundings. Fear will take over your body and it will only make things worse out of the situation. For example, the narrator

“My Fear,” by Lawrence Raab is a haunting poem about fear itself and how no one can escape it. In this particular poem, fear becomes an omnipresent physical being that, “follows us,” and has something in its, “black sack of troubles” for everyone. While fear is often considered to be psychological since fear exists solely in our minds when we have nightmares, the poem concludes with the speaker's encounter with “Mr. Fear” before he slept. Thus, it can be inferred that the speaker has had a potentially traumatic experience with fear and proving that fear finds us all no matter what and it does not lie at our feet but towers above us menacingly.

Human equality has always been an issue in every part of the world. Prejudice, discrimination and stereotypes have been passed on from one generation to the next. The Society has accepted these behaviors to be normal and acceptable. According to the article, “Causes of Prejudice” by Vincent N. Parrillo, there are two types of prejudice; psychological and sociological. Psychological prejudice focuses on individual behavior, where as sociological is focused more on a group. Psychological Prejudice is based on an individual’s behavior and occurs when an individual thinks and acts certain ways that can positively or negatively affect someone else. I believe that both Causes of prejudice are important, however in my opinion sociological prejudice can harm not just an individual but certain race or group of people. Therefore, sociological prejudice can be very damaging because these are beliefs that have been passed down from generation to generation in a form of a discrimination, and stereotypical behavior.

However, his fear has become his best teacher. Fear enables him to understand what his comfort zone is and clarifies what experiences he has yet to explore. Fear makes him understand what he values and, thus, what he is afraid to

Hope is an essential psychological type of support, however, hoping for something unrealistic is referred as wasting time. Hopes can be entertaining and amusing that people sometimes get mesmerized and cannot control themselves. Since it is unrealistic, one will never achieve and these hopes will never occur in their lifetime. It is much better to face

“My Fear” is a simple poem in which the author, Lawrence Raab, portrays fear as a person who is constantly on the prowl and taking note of things to haunt us with in our dreams. Raab makes great use of personification and symbolism throughout the poem in order to reveal the theme that fear is inevitable and is something we all deal with. Raab begins with the first stanza introducing the antagonist that is fear himself, who follows and records the fears that trouble our mind. Through personification we are able to visualize the possibility of a lighter side to fear's character.

The wind blew hastily as blood root flowers sprouted visibly on bushes all around the Alpharetta suburban neighborhood. Karma decided to visit Roy to catch up on daily tea. Roy wanted to take a spring walk with Candice, and Karma happened to be there at the right time to join them. "So, what's been up with you?" Roy said as she pushed Candice in the pink star-studded stroller. Karma felt the wind scattering her hair strands all over her face. "Living life on a natural high." Roy looked at Karma while still pushing Candice, who was playing with bubbles in her stroller. "Where your better half at?" Roy asked of Dubb. Unlike Kay Kay and Katrina, Roy was probably the only person out of Karma's family that actually liked Dubb. "Girl, where he always