Fear Vs Power Essay

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“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself “was said by Franklin. D. Roosevelt. Roosevelt believed it is important to master and control our fears, not letting them control us, since allowing fear to conquer one’s mind is dangerous in every aspect. Fear overpowers the human mind and can cause an individual to lose all sense of humanity. In the novel, “Lord of the flies” by William Golding the young group of boys on the island transition from civilised to savage behaviour due to their fear for power, the unknown wonders of the island, and the fear within each and every one of them.
In the novel, the boys on the island fear for their position in the group and their identity within the circle, ultimately wanting power, however their battle of roles allows them to lose any link to their former humanity. In a standard society, most individuals do not have access to a great deal of power. Our government and social order have planned most aspects of every person’s life, and since humans are victims of society, they crave and often need to have control and a strong identity over others. Humans are social creatures and yearn for the approbation and consent of others as it natural to want the attention or power over one another. “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure” was said by Marianne Williamson. Williamson believed that power or control to a certain extent should be our sole fear. Fear plays a very important role when trying to gain status or identity. It can be a helping hand, but also the hand that pulls one down to their oblivion. Fear allows the young boys on the island to do inhumane actions in order to gain status and strive for strong identity. None of the ...

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...eating savage creatures from civilised human beings. Fear is a very powerful state of mind that can cause an individual to lose all their moral values, and link to civilisation. In the novel, fear is a strong emotion dealt with all the boys on the island, as it consumes their body and mind taking away their moral values, leaving them with no remorse or guilt towards anything or anyone. Fear is a dangerous concept, as seen in the book it can change someone entirely. It is one of, if not the most dangerous emotion, and although fear is natural and can be a helping hand, it is an unpleasant and unfriendly feeling to the human mind. Losing everything they had mentally was all triggered by fear of the island, their choices in power and the evil within them; fear using them as puppets manipulating their ways in forgetting everything good, and moral in a human being.

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