Stephen King Essay On Fear
We tend to forget that our actions have consequences, but our subconscious remembers and tries to warn us by using a sensitive memory, usually one with a massive amount of fear, to help us perceive what will happen if we keep going. My subconscious chose the memory when I almost got my brother killed.
While fishing with my younger brother, I saw an alligator across the bayou resting in the shading water. Bored of not getting a bit on my fishing line threw a rock at the alligator. The rock missed its target by a few feet, but the alligator quickly moved to where the rock hit.
Curious about what it would do, I threw another rock and another, slowly drawing it closer to us. Soon it was next to the walkway of the old dock that we were fishing …show more content…
It can be difficult to identify real danger from imaginary when put under stress or making quick decisions. In a situation that involves fear, it tells us if we should fight or take fright. Though no one can come up with a precise definition of fear, this is the closes to it.
(2) Fear tells us when something is dangerous and can harm us. It is a survival instincts that tell us to fight or take flight. Stephen King works use fear to play with our emotions. In his paper Why We Crave Horror, he explains that fear can helping us release our hidden monsters. “While others use fear to show that we are not afraid, that we can ride this roller coaster... and that's fine, as long as you keep the gators fed”.
(3) Though fear can be a great way to motivate someone, it can also make someone insecure and fearful of the “what ifs”, making them unable to go forward. In the video “Light Up The Night,” emenite actor, Peter Dinklage tells us of the same fear, “I was afraid of change and it took me a long time to let myself fail”, he encourages us further by quoting Beckett, “Ever tried, ever failed, try again, fail again, fail better”. Fear can bring a lot of guilt when not needed making our choices clouded with
While fishing with my younger brother, I saw an alligator across the bayou resting in the shading water. Bored of not getting a bit on my fishing line threw a rock at the alligator. The rock missed its target by a few feet, but the alligator quickly moved to where the rock hit.
Curious about what it would do, I threw another rock and another, slowly drawing it closer to us. Soon it was next to the walkway of the old dock that we were fishing …show more content…
It can be difficult to identify real danger from imaginary when put under stress or making quick decisions. In a situation that involves fear, it tells us if we should fight or take fright. Though no one can come up with a precise definition of fear, this is the closes to it.
(2) Fear tells us when something is dangerous and can harm us. It is a survival instincts that tell us to fight or take flight. Stephen King works use fear to play with our emotions. In his paper Why We Crave Horror, he explains that fear can helping us release our hidden monsters. “While others use fear to show that we are not afraid, that we can ride this roller coaster... and that's fine, as long as you keep the gators fed”.
(3) Though fear can be a great way to motivate someone, it can also make someone insecure and fearful of the “what ifs”, making them unable to go forward. In the video “Light Up The Night,” emenite actor, Peter Dinklage tells us of the same fear, “I was afraid of change and it took me a long time to let myself fail”, he encourages us further by quoting Beckett, “Ever tried, ever failed, try again, fail again, fail better”. Fear can bring a lot of guilt when not needed making our choices clouded with