Three Skeletons

On March 4, 1933, President Roosevelt said to the the American people, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” This quote means that if you are overcome by fear, it will make the situation you’re in harder. When I read this, I say that I agree with our former president. When looking at the stories and article, “The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street,” “Three Skeleton Key,” and “Stepping it Up,” they show us that fear is our worst enemy when you are overcome by it.

First of all, in the story, “The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street,” Les Goodman states, “As God is my witness...you’re letting something begin here that’s a nightmare.” This quote shows that the people are being overcome by fear, and making the situation worse. Using this, this supports President Roosevelt’s quote because the people of Maple Street made the problem worse by being overcome by fear. During the end, they made the problem worse by blaming the identity of the alien on each other. This shows that Roosevelt’s quote is true because fear was their enemy.

Secondly, in the story, “Three Skeleton Key,” Le Gleo says, “Hee! Hee! The Three Skeletons! Hee! Hee! THe Three Skeletons are now six skeletons! Six Skeletons!” This quote means that Le Gleo is being overcome by fear, making him think he’s going to die. This supports Roosevelt’s quote because Le Gleo made the
This shows us that Anthony gets overcome by fear and thinking that he can’t freestyle dance. This supports Roosevelt’s quote because Anthony made the situation worse on himself. He kept being fearful of not being able to freestyle dance, making the situation worse because he was sad every time he saw his friends freestyle dance while he thought he couldn’t. Using this, this shows that Anthony was overcome by fear, and making the situation worse, supporting that Roosevelt’s quote is