Ted Talk Lord Of The Flies Quote Analysis

Fear is an emotion that will destroy judgment. In the Ted talk she explains that the men of the Essex let fear control their decision which ended in their demise. The little boys on the island hide their fear in trusting their leader and determination for getting off the island. Fear is natural things that most people experience or over experience in the form of anxiety. This also is a good point made in the Ted talk “What Fear Can Teach Us” stating that our fear is just stories told by our imaginations. Anxieties are a big factor in the changing behavior between the young boys, they're constantly worrying about what could go wrong. Fear is also something that needs to be overcome. In Lord of the Flies there is a good example of the boys overtaking their fear of not being able to escape. The boys hurt and chase Piggy to take his glasses and try to create a fire so that they can get the attention of a boat in the distance. At this moment in the novel it states “His specs-use them as burning glasses… His voice rose to a

He warned others of the implications of their actions. Kids always have and will continue to ignore him, but he wasn’t wrong and what he says might come true. In the ted talk, she speaks briefly on our vivid imaginations thinking they are coming up with possible futures, and that in some cases it is predicting the future. She says “That is one of the things that is so extraordinary about fear, once in a while they can predict the future.”(Thompson Walker 7:35) Then she continues to add that, we need to be able to tell the difference between the two. The boys on this island are living in a constant state of fear, and in the article it is said “Chronic fear in healthy people may result in fatigue, depression, slowing down of mental processes,... aggression,... and nightmares.”(Adamec et al.). Which are some examples of what is beginning to happen to the boys in The Lord of the