Differences Of Fear In Once Upon A Time By Nadine Gordimer

Differences Of Fear In Once Upon A Time By Nadine Gordimer

Omphalophobia is the fear of belly buttons. Strange thing is, we are all connected through those bizarre digs in the middle of our stomachs. Everyone grew and came from the same place, cut from the same cord. A lot of times no one remembers this, and they strike out against each other, or hide from each other in fear, because of skin color or religion. Fear is something that inhabits all of us. Writhing underneath our skin just waiting to find a reason to be unleashed. This feeling can be used in different ways, bringing everyone together, or tearing people from civilization. In the same way, the written works "Once Upon a Time", "A Quilt of a Country" and "The Vietnam Wall" show the contrast between these two types of fear.

In the story "Once Upon a Time" written by Nadine Gordimer, fear is a concept that dictates the leading characters thoughts and actions. The husband and wife that are supposedly living happily ever after, have built a wall around their house to keep out the raids and the burglars that had roamed the suburbian streets they lived on at night. Fear is what led this family to destruction, killing their son and handing them misery and the knowledge that the wall they put up, didn't save them from anything. If the husband and wife hadn't listened to the "wise old witch" and her warning and left their house uncaged, and accessible to everyone else, their son might still be alive and unburdened by the rest of the world and the fear that controlled

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