Actions Influenced by Fear Fear is the main influence on the boys’ actions throughout Lord of the Flies. Fear; anxiety caused by the expectation of evil danger. The anxiety felt by the boys as they anticipate evil throughout the novel is clearly an influence on their actions. Anxiety; state of being troubled, worried, uneasy. This anxious state felt by the boys causes them to react in ways they normally wouldn’t have. The fear of …showed first 75 words of 615 total…

…showed last 75 words of 615 total…on the island with them results in panic to assume that a beast roams. The fear of the imaginary beast forced the boys to react by attempting to kill it. Fear is a powerful emotion and the boys’ inability to overcome their fears and need to hunt an imaginary beast, resulted in Simon’s death. Fear plays a major role in the actions displayed by the boys throughout The Lord of the Flies. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**