Fear lurks inside
Waiting to be shown When the time comes
Everyone will know
It was all an act
Pretending to be brave
Just to hide your fears
If you bury your secrets
And carry them to your grave
It does not make you a greater man
It makes you a child
Who was so afraid of fear he ran
Never to be seen again
Cowering, afraid that everyone will know
That he is not the man
They all think they know.
It stood in line next to my brother, Jackson, and my dad. I peered over the heads of the people in front of me, people were boarding the Thunderbird. I knew it was almost my turn to ride, but I was not scared. This would prove that I could do anything that Madeline and Jackson could do, and things that even Madeline could not do. I had not gone on the last roller coaster, the Voyage, because it scared me so much, but I had said I felt sick and would
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Is it likely to malfunction? It must be if they need to have a sign about it! I think in a panic. I squeeze my eyes shut in horror as the countdown begins.
5...4...3...2...1...GO! The wind rushed in my face and, suddenly, we stopped. It was over. Quickly everyone clamored off so the next people in line could take our place. We began to walk away and, as I looked back over my shoulder, I realized I wanted to go again. I had conquered my fear and I was prepared to face it again.
Fear follows us, waiting till we are weakest to strike. But if you try, you can conquer him and force him away from you. That is what I tried to do, but I was afraid I failed. I walked into the house and was disappointed to find it did not smell of freshly baked cookies. I would have to talk to mom about that. I walked into the kitchen to find my mom with her head in her hands.
Oh no. What has happened now? I thought as I walked over to my mom, not knowing whether or not to say anything. Suddenly my mom's head jerked up and seemed surprised to find my there.
“What’s wrong mom?” I
“Shoot all the blue jays you want, if you can hit ‘em, but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird." A quote from the book, To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee. To Kill a Mockingbird depicts the hardships of growing up and seeing the world around you being controlled by prejudice and racism. Lee implies that innocence is not seen as the assumption that people are naturally good but is more of a mature perspective gained from facing immorality.
Fear is a thing that strikes someone at heart. This man had overcame it in such a way it moved many people and had became another thing that this man has overcome. It sure will not be the last of it.As Wiesel said “Hunger—thirst—fear—transport—selection—fire—chimney: these words all have intrinsic
Some people hide from change thinking that it will never find them, but change is happening all around, whether it is the seasons or how people think and act things change. Sometimes though, as quickly as the world changes, there are people and things that may not change with everything else. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, there are people who refuse to acknowledge the world changing around them and try to reverse the changes that have already occurred. Two of these people afraid of changes are Bob Ewell and Walter Cunningham. Two people who become accepting of change are Miss Maudie and Aunt Alexandra. Fear of change is one of the root problems in society.
Marcus Aurelius once said, “Life is neither good or evil, but only a place for good and evil.” In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, the character of Maycomb was living proof of this quote. Elderly and stubborn, he refused to change no matter how much time went by. The days moved slowly for him, though. Always merciless and harsh, he was stuck in an era that had long been passed in other parts of the world. Maycomb refused to believe that people unlike him were still equal to him. The characters of Mrs. Dubose, Bob Ewell, and Miss Gates showcased the aspects of Maycomb. Mrs. Dubose was wrathful and brutal to Scout, Jem, and Atticus when they tried to be kind. Bob Ewell attempted to kill Scout and Jem just to get revenge on Atticus. Miss Gates was a hypocrite, pitying the Jews, but being cruel to African Americans. Maycomb was old, hateful,
“We see the town of Maycomb in its worst light, willing to execute an innocent man for a crime he did not commit rather than question their belief in black inferiority and their social taboos about interracial relationships” (Felty 299). This quote may seem extreme, but it is completely accurate in Scout’s hometown Maycomb, Alabama. In the town of Maycomb, prejudices and discriminations are a common idea in the life of its citizens. This is shown in various ways. For example, African Americans are treated as lower class citizens because they are discriminated by white people. Scout perceives these prejudices and discriminations in different ways throughout the book. Scout’s views on the prejudices and discriminations in her society evolve
you to see what real courage is, instead of seeing courage is a man with
Confidence is a feeling of self-assurance and trust in yourself. A responsible act is an act that someone commits that serves their role or purpose, it is acting on your obligations. Some characters that develop confidence to act responsibly are Jeremy “Jem” Finch and Jean Louise “Scout” Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Awasin Meewasin in Lost in the Barrens by Farley Mowat shows this confidence. The Narrator in “The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mant,” by W.D. Wetherell shows the confidence to act responsibly. Rolfe Carlé in “And of Clay are we Created,” by Isabel Allende and translated by Margaret Sayers Peden also shows this confidence. Growing in confidence to act responsibly results in completing an obligation to care for something or fulfill a role.
"Courage." Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster, n.d. Web. 12 Apr. 2017. In To Kill a Mockingbird Scout learns about courage from Mrs. Dubose, Jem, and Boo Radley. Courage maybe defined as above but I believe that it has more definitions depending on the situation for example Mrs. Dubose fights her addiction shows a different form of courage than Jem when he fights Bob Ewell and Boo Radley when he fights the religion forced on him by his brother.
Imagine the fear of losing your parents to a car crash in the middle of nowhere, you're all alone surrounded by the scary wonders of nature then all the sudden you interact with a creature you did not believe existed. The fear of what was hidden beneath the shadows of the forest could not overwhelm him forever. As soon as Pete took a step into the forest his archetypal journey had began. Pete did not want to face his fear of nature or what occurred within them. He risked consequences, but he had already stepped inside. He believed there would be a large challenge that came upon him which caused him to become frightened. Pete did not believe in himself when it came to strength and confidence. Pete wanted to give up and turn around but along came a large
c) In Vietnam, my home country, as well as numerous countries, especially, Asian countries, gender discrimination really exists as the breadwinner problem. It reflects the superposition of men in social treatment between women and men. Although it has been considerably reduced in this modernized century, it still can not completely disappear because the prejudice has accessed deeply inside people's minds. The effect of feudalistic custom on Vietnamese people has begun sexual differentiation in Vietnam nowadays. Firstly, in feudalism, a man was the head of a family, he is the only one who can access to the education and has rights to speak so that his wife had to obey him without question, and that condition is still reserved in numerous Vietnamese
Every child has a fear, it’s either real or imaginary. Fear plays a significant role in child’s lives as they think their fears will never disappear. But as children grow throughout their lives their fears vanish. In to Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, the theme of fear is well represented throughout the novel. Lee demonstrates a lot of events where Jean Louise Finch (Scout) a young girl has fears but as she is growing she loses all of them. Every fear that Scout overcomes is from the help of her growth. For Scout, growing up means losing her fear of the unknown. There are lots of fears that Scout loses in the novel which include her fearing a myth that she hears from everyone in the town, also fearing someone coming between her and her brother’s relation, and fearing an ignorant and poor man who looks for revenge on her family, last but not least she fears her femininity while she is growing.
Courage is not something that we are born with, it is a skill that takes time to learn and only a few are lucky enough to have it. To Kill a Mockingbird is not only about life in a world full of hate, it is about standing up for anyone’s beliefs being brave enough to do it. In this story, Harper Lee says “Courage is not a man with a gun in his hand. It's knowing you're licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what. You rarely win, but sometimes you do” (Lee 112). In To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee illustrates courage through Atticus Finch, Mrs. Dubose, and Arthur Radley.
“Jem, see if you can stand in Bob Ewell's shoes a minute. I destroyed his last shred of
Harper Lee, in To Kill a Mockingbird, presents the theme that to have a will to overcome fear by facing the fear itself. In the story fear is playing a huge role in the story as it affects every single character in the story .Even showing how these characters overcome these fears through them changing Fear is constantly occurring in the story with the children were face up to Boo Radley, when Atticus was fighting for a black man, and when Boo Radley was protecting Scout and Jem. In chapter 4 pg 33 Scout says “"Tin-foil was sticking out of a knot-hole just above my eye level, winking at me in the afternoon sun.
Fear is a problem we all deal with in life. Fear is something that can be hard for some people to explain. But in the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, fear is seen at many points throughout the book. This includes the children's fear of the Radley house and the rumors surrounding, The fear shown in the community during the Tom Robinson trial, and the fear that Tom discussed during the trial. The Radley house and Boo Radley himself is a topic of interest and fear for the citizens of Maycomb.