We live our lives in fear. Some of us fear failure, maybe you fear the dark, others fear heights. While some of humanities fears may be irrational, there is no denying that everyone experiences fear. But how does fear affect us? How does it affect our actions? Literature can provide a deep insight about how people experience fear. Two stories that I found to be very similar were Fahrenheit 451 and “Harrison Bergeron.” It shows how fear can cause people in power to harm others, and how it can lead to oppression. The government in “Harrison Bergeron” is an excellent example of how powerful people react to fear. The have all people “equal” but in reality, they use this to mask the fact the they are actually oppressing the citizens. People couldn’t