To Kill A Mockingbird: The Fear You Shouldn T Have

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“You will find the world in your own eyes, if they learn how to see; in your own heart if it learns how to feel; and in your own fingers if they learn how to touch.” (Dunham 188).

Fear. The unpleasant emotion that often takes control over our distinct morality senses. That’s exactly what fear did to the people of Maycomb in the novel, To Kill A Mockingbird as fear clouded their better judgment and drove their unpleasant actions towards people who were considered inhuman. The central idea of To Kill A Mockingbird revolves around the phrase, ‘don’t judge a book by its cover’ as it illustrates the racial prejudices of not only the black people against the white people, but also the judgments passed between people that off either the same or different race.

However, if we chose to faces the reality and encounter our fears we tend to develop

40-41 Never simply try to act emotions — emotions are caused by something that has gone before, and it’s this that you should think of. The result will produce itself.

In fact, in one of his pieces "Self Reliance," Emerson indicates, "A man should learn to detect and watch that gleam of light which flashes across his mind from within, more than the luster of the firmament of bards and sages." This quote demonstrates that man should learn to go after their instinct and not ignore their thoughts. By appreciating Emerson's knowledge, students will learn to trust their instincts. Students who doubt their instincts should trust that "If [they] advance confidently in the direction of [their] dreams, and endeavors to live the life which [they have] imagined, [they] will meet with a success unexpected in common hour," and believe, that if they follow their dreams and instinct they will be successful (Thoreau). Students should fight for what they believe in order to accomplish their dreams. By utilizing Thoreau and Emerson's intelligence in life, people will start to believe more in their own intuition.

People respond to threating or stressful situations in a variety of ways. Biological responses in the body gear up to either fight back against the threat, flee from the threat, or freeze in response to a threat. Sometimes the safest solution is to freeze until the threat as passed or provide opportunity to assess the situation and potentially respond. Victims of sexual violence do not choose between fight, flight or freeze — these responses are automatic without a person thinking about them or making a decision. In other words, in a stressful, threatening or traumatic situation, the brain picks the best option at the time. Trauma usually involves freezing first and then fleeing or fighting.

“Action and feelings go together… by regulating the action, which is under the more direct control of the will, we can indirectly regulate the feeling.” - William James

Most humans resist the idea of stepping directly into the things that frighten them. Of course, there are some things that warrant fear and deserve avoidance action (crime, fire, hurricanes, etc). But those are things we don 't tend to encounter regularly in our daily lives (hopefully).

* They acknowledge the fear and become fully aware of what is stopping them from moving forward

Throughout the perilous struggle of life, not always being aware of everything is satisfactory and at times can be an even better alternative to having divine knowledge of everything as taking chances and risks is the only way we the people can develop our character, because having an overabundance of fear can’t take anyone anywhere. In Harper Lee’s classic novel “To Kill a Mockingbird”, fearing the unknown is a very fundamental concept throughout the story as it has the capability to hold certain characters in the story back from proclaiming the truth, pursuing justice, and always doing the right thing. In the novel, the underlying theme of the story is best demonstrated through the Finches’/neighbors’ fear of Boo Radley and the court case conviction of Tom Robinson being guilty because of racism, prejudice, and fears from the white population. Fear doesn't help people go anywhere in life because in the present day, holding onto irrational fears that have no relevance in certain people’s lives are exemplified through parenting styles,the education system, and even by the President of the United States. Throughout the novel as well as life, it is observable in multiple occasions that fear has the ability to overtake a person’s ability to make rational decisions and has a direct impact on others lives around them.

Quote: “Accept what you are able to do and what you are not able to do.”(18)

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Everyday I struggle with emotions and reacting before I think about how I actually feel. Many times in my life I will say something in a moment of anger, and I won’t really mean what I said. Len came to class one day to talk to us, and one thing really stood out to me that I have applied to my life since. He talked about how your feelings can influence the majority of your decisions. He then said, “Think about how you are feeling. Why are you feeling that way? You need to think before you react to a situation.”. At first I thought that it would be a good thing to apply to help improve my life, but now that I’m looking back and reflecting on what Len said, this will apply to my teaching career. Teachers will

Fear is built into all of us, when we are scared we cannot think clearly, but sometimes when we 're scared, we have a boost of confidence and we become brave. Eleanor Roosevelt once said "I believe that anyone can conquer fear by doing the