The Theme Of Fear In Where Are You Going Where Have You Been

Fear has existed since the beginning of life. From humongous dinosaurs to modern-day humans, it is a persisting trait. The difference between dinosaurs and humans is that humans have learned to use fear. Some individuals use fear for good, like writing horror novels and passing down generational stories; however, others use fear with much more malicious intentions. Joyce Oates’ short story dealing with sexual exploitation and Christopher Nolan’s film about Batman overcoming the death of his parents both display the darker side of human nature. "Where Are You Going Where Have You Been" and Batman Begins explore themes of manipulation of fear. This exploitation persists in modern society by actively promoting anti-Muslim agendas. Bruce Wayne’s

In Gotham city, fear is used on a large scale. Both Ra’s al Ghul and Falcone create and take advantage of the fear of the entire city. In Connie’s case, the scale is much larger. The exploitation is much more interpersonal when Arnold uses Connie’s fear to kidnap her. Another difference is the intentions. Ra’s al Ghul and Falcone use the fears of the citizens for money and political gain, while Arnold uses Connie’s fear for his own pleasure. The differences between the manipulation of fear proves that this problem exists on many different

In the report, “Fear-Mongering Instead of Facts” an anonymous reporter argues that fear is used to justify wars in the Middle East. Iraq is rich in natural resources, specifically oil. American leaders want this oil, but need to find a reason to take it. They find post 9/11 fears. Some leaders spread rumors that Iraq “possessed weapons of mass destruction”(Fear-Mongering). This news created enough fear in the citizens of America to justify invading Iraq. This invasion results in “a thousand U.S. deaths and countless thousands of dead Iraqi citizens.” Once it was revealed that Iraq did not have weapons of mass destruction, these deaths became nearly impossible to