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[11a-wolf]

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Jeffery Deaver is the best-selling author of over forty novels, three collections of short stories, and a nonfiction jurisprudence book. His novels have been translated into 25 languages and sold in 150 countries. Jeffery Deaver is a mystery and crime writer from the United States. An introduction to his book afraid, Marissa was a model on the run who wanted to abandon her profession and pursue a career in fashion design. She eventually moved to Milan, where she met Antonio. Antonio was muscular and trim, with thick dark hair and a ready smile. He claimed to be in the computer field. Marissa felt comfortable and pleasant in Antonio's company. The sudden apparition of twin boys about the age of ten and an older woman named Olga. Olga inquired about Marissa's relationship with Lucia. Marissa, of course, declined, but she was intrigued by who Lucia was. During the interval, Antonio took Marissa to his so-called vacation home. They walked into a mill, where a child died from injuries sustained while playing soccer. Marissa was terrified at first, but Antonio consoled her. Marissa was astonished since the interior was very appealing. As time went by, Marissa grew suspicious. Still, she proceeded to kiss Antonio even though Antonio was hiding something and moderately psychotic. The thesis statement in the story is that the words "fear" and "afraid" are the key points and the theme of this story, and our main character, Marrisa, has a lot of fears that give the readers thrills. In my own observation, Marrisa has 5 fears and those fears will be explained in the following paragraphs.

The first fear out of the five is fear of the unknown which is the tendency to be afraid when a person has no information on any level about something you face, it includes anything or anyone that's unfamiliar or unknown. In the story, Marrisa does not have any information about where they are going. In the beginning , when they were in the car she asked Antonio where they are, since “she knew only the center of Florence” (p.136) and “was soon hopelessly lost” (p136)  as she keep her eyes outside on the window car to “gave her a clue of the direction they were traveling” (p.137). Then as they stop and park, while Antonio was out to do an errand, she saw two twin boys unsmiling staring at her, which made her “shiver at unnerving sight”(p.139) she also met Olga that made her “gasped in shock”(p.139). 

Those are in terms of something or anything, but in terms of anyone, Marrisa “had not known Antonio very long”(p.137) since “they met in Florence a month ago”(p.137).and on that day in their vacation, when he was driving, he made “Another series of sharp turns, Marrisa made an uneasy laugh at Antonio’s aggressive driving”(p.136), Marrisa also was ”troubled all the more troubled when he abruptly skidded to a stop at curb.” (p138) and after those other events Marissa finally asked, her voice was uneasy”(p.141) of where they were.  Which shows that she was uneasy of Antonio’s “mystery and solemnity he’d been displaying”(p.141) because that is not “The old Antonio” (p.141). This shows that Antonio does not really act that way before and only just displaying this type of behavior when they went on their vacation. 

These current events create uncertainty and uneasiness on Marrisa and the readers. With no information of the settings and the character, the thrill keeps on rising.

Second, fear of being vulnerable. Marrisa hated being vulnerable, even though she herself was vulnerable. Her father controlled her, forcing her to be a business woman, and make her work everyday. And at the end of the story, she was nearly naked, trapped inside a cell without a cellphone or weapon, at complete mercy of a mad man with a knife, making her vulnerable, thinking she is a fool. If we were in the shoes of Marrisa, would we feel fear and vulnerable?

Third, the fear of others' lack of self-control, which prevents people from fully accessing their inner selves and leads to psychosis. Psychopaths are feared because they have no self-control. Being pursued by psychopaths can turn into a phobia or trauma, which can be difficult to forget because memories can last a lifetime. And for another thought, who will not be afraid if someone close to us acts strange and suddenly threatens us? Which is why Marissa finds it difficult to convince Antonio that she is not Lucia.

The part when Marissa noticed the wine cellar door was open. She went down to the wine cellar and glanced until she saw the soccer ball where she remembered the boy and the robe that she was wearing was also worn by Lucia. She suddenly panicked and planned to escape until Antonio stood there with a sharp knife as he wanted to act psychotic to trigger Marissa's fear. While Marissa was still trembling in fear, she exclaimed, "I'm not Lucia!". At this point, her fear was truly grasped by her own body. The experience is genuinely terrifying where Marissa does not even hope to survive. This is an example of fear that Marissa experienced when Antonio is out of control. 

Fourth, fear of lacking control of oneself. Before all the commotion took place, she looked down the bridge near the mill, watching the stream flow. As she observed as if when people are looking at the deck and experiencing it, and as she thinks if she is going to jump her heart was beating so fast after a moment he said that a boy died here before they owned the mill and it was like ball the rolled them into the water and sucked in the gate of water and wedged them upside down but they see a crosses and a flowers that appear from nowhere.   She feels the urge to jump but was stopped by Antonio, telling her he knows she has the urge to jump down the stream. That's where she lacks control of herself. And when she finds out that her grappa wine was drugged, she snapped and panicked to escape but was stopped by Antonio, holding a carving knife. She was relieved when she saw the interior was comfy and cozy, peacefully toast their long weekend. While watching the mix and whisk and assemble. He set the food out and they ate with a leisurely dinner and after that they had difficulty finding a period accessory to restore the mill. As Marissa walks into her small intimate room and sits into her coach she hears a step that is going into her room she fills glasses with a liquor and she knows that Antonio does have a good taste when it comes to an expensive distillation.

Fifth, fear of suspicious things or surroundings. It happens when you have a gut feeling of someone hiding something suspicious or feeling uneasiness in your surroundings. And If someone you know acts suspicious or hides things, we would also feel curious and uncomfortable just like Marissa. Which is why Antonio keep making an excuse but Marissa did not believe him when she found out what he was hiding and saw the painting of Lucia downstairs. In the story, Marrisa always feels uncomfortable by everything around her, and those things are like thrill icons to us readers. In the gothic mill, there is nearby white cross memorial of a dead boy as she feels uncomfortable. There are a lot more suspicious events that happened, In the part of the story where an old lady with yellow eyes tells us that Marrisa looks like Lucia who can capture human souls and place them in her dolls. 

The dark windowless cell with blood with a doll inside that makes Marissa claustrophobic makes us readers feel the thrill and scared for Marissa. Marissa panicked and thought that she was going to die, until she heard Antonio calm her down and said “It is alright Marissa. Do not worry. There is a light switch behind the loose on the left of the door. Turn it on. Read the note inside the hidden doll.”, which made Marissa confused and shocked by what he said. She wondered (what happened) and followed his order but us readers want to know what was written on that note. At that moment she did not see where Antonio was so she looked around but he was not there. She heard a sound of a car engine outside, she was curious about what it was so she looked at the window and suddenly realized that he disappeared into the parking lot driving away with his car.

Then she went outside to look at what was going on and found a suitcase and purse.  She hesitated for a moment but started to read the note. In the note Antonio explained everything about what she wanted to know and why he acted so suspicious, because he wanted to help her overcome her fear. In the note, he said "You are given 3 choices to call. First is a car that will take you to the train station to go back, Second is local police distinct, Third is Antonio's number". After she read the note, now finally understands why Antonio did that to her . The fear that she experiences in the story is unbearable and terrifying; it makes us readers feel bad for her.

Fear is a primal, natural, and powerful human emotion. It involves both a universal physiological reaction and a strong individual emotional reaction. Fear warns us that there is a threat of harm, whether it is physical or psychological. Experiencing fear is nothing to be ashamed of, but we should know how to handle it professionally as this is our form of weakness. One day you have to overcome your fears in order to live life happily and peacefully. Don’t let fear hold your future accomplishments or victories. For us to overcome these fears, we have to determine or understand our fears. There are many types of fear. Here are some examples of fears, innate fears, identity fears, and lastly, love and connection fears.

Marissa is constantly terrified of doubting anything that occurs within her. She is terrified of practically everyone, but she is not selfish and possesses a delicate or soft heart, which is uncommon. Despite the fact that Marissa was forced to take over her family's business and needs to divorced from her husband, she continues to strive to hold on to the responsibilities that her family and husband lack. Although being terrified is unavoidable, nothing will happen if fear comes to our minds first rather than taking action to escape a tragedy.

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Literature Analysis

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Jeffery Deaver is the best-selling author of over forty novels, three collections of short stories, and a nonfiction jurisprudence book. His novels have been translated into 25 languages and sold in 150 countries. Jeffery Deaver is a mystery and crime writer from the United States. An introduction to his book afraid, Marissa was a model on the run who wanted to abandon her profession and pursue a career in fashion design. She eventually moved to Milan, where she met Antonio. Antonio was muscular and trim, with thick dark hair and a ready smile. He claimed to be in the computer field. Marissa felt comfortable and pleasant in Antonio's company. The sudden apparition of twin boys about the age of ten and an older woman named Olga. Olga inquired about Marissa's relationship with Lucia. Marissa, of course, declined, but she was intrigued by who Lucia was. During the interval, Antonio took Marissa to his so-called vacation home. They walked into a mill, where a child died from injuries sustained while playing soccer. Marissa was terrified at first, but Antonio consoled her. Marissa was astonished since the interior was very appealing. As time went by, Marissa grew suspicious. Still, she proceeded to kiss Antonio even though Antonio was hiding something and moderately psychotic. The thesis statement in the story is that the words "fear" and "afraid" are the key points and the theme of this story, and our main character, Marrisa, has a lot of fears that give the readers thrills. In my own observation, Marrisa has 5 fears and those fears will be explained in the following paragraphs.

The first fear out of the five is fear of the unknown which is the tendency to be afraid when a person has no information on any level about something you face, it includes anything or anyone that's unfamiliar or unknown. In the story, Marrisa does not have any information about where they are going. In the beginning , when they were in the car she asked Antonio where they are, since “she knew only the center of Florence” (p.136) and “was soon hopelessly lost” (p136)  as she keep her eyes outside on the window car to “gave her a clue of the direction they were traveling” (p.137). Then as they stop and park, while Antonio was out to do an errand, she saw two twin boys unsmiling staring at her, which made her “shiver at unnerving sight”(p.139) she also met Olga that made her “gasped in shock”(p.139). 

Those are in terms of something or anything, but in terms of anyone, Marrisa “had not known Antonio very long”(p.137) since “they met in Florence a month ago”(p.137).and on that day in their vacation, when he was driving, he made “Another series of sharp turns, Marrisa made an uneasy laugh at Antonio’s aggressive driving”(p.136), Marrisa also was ”troubled all the more troubled when he abruptly skidded to a stop at curb.” (p138) and after those other events Marissa finally asked, her voice was uneasy”(p.141) of where they were.  Which shows that she was uneasy of Antonio’s “mystery and solemnity he’d been displaying”(p.141) because that is not “The old Antonio” (p.141). This shows that Antonio does not really act that way before and only just displaying this type of behavior when they went on their vacation. 

These current events create uncertainty and uneasiness on Marrisa and the readers. With no information of the settings and the character, the thrill keeps on rising.

Second, fear of being vulnerable. Marrisa hated being vulnerable, even though she herself was vulnerable. Her father controlled her, forcing her to be a business woman, and make her work everyday. And at the end of the story, she was nearly naked, trapped inside a cell without a cellphone or weapon, at complete mercy of a mad man with a knife, making her vulnerable, thinking she is a fool. If we were in the shoes of Marrisa, would we feel fear and vulnerable? 

Third, the fear of others' lack of self-control, which prevents people from fully accessing their inner selves and leads to psychosis. Psychopaths are feared because they have no self-control. Being pursued by psychopaths can turn into a phobia or trauma, which can be difficult to forget because memories can last a lifetime. And for another thought, who will not be afraid if someone close to us acts strange and suddenly threatens us? Which is why Marissa finds it difficult to convince Antonio that she is not Lucia.

The part when Marissa noticed the wine cellar door was open. She went down to the wine cellar and glanced until she saw the soccer ball where she remembered the boy and the robe that she was wearing was also worn by Lucia. She suddenly panicked and planned to escape until Antonio stood there with a sharp knife as he wanted to act psychotic to trigger Marissa's fear. While Marissa was still trembling in fear, she exclaimed, "I'm not Lucia!". At this point, her fear was truly grasped by her own body. The experience is genuinely terrifying where Marissa does not even hope to survive. This is an example of fear that Marissa experienced when Antonio is out of control. 

Fourth, fear of lacking control of oneself. Before all the commotion took place, she looked down the bridge near the mill, watching the stream flow. As she observed as if when people are looking at the deck and experiencing it, and as she thinks if she is going to jump her heart was beating so fast after a moment he said that a boy died here before they owned the mill and it was like ball the rolled them into the water and sucked in the gate of water and wedged them upside down but they see a crosses and a flowers that appear from nowhere.   She feels the urge to jump but was stopped by Antonio, telling her he knows she has the urge to jump down the stream. That's where she lacks control of herself. And when she finds out that her grappa wine was drugged, she snapped and panicked to escape but was stopped by Antonio, holding a carving knife. She was relieved when she saw the interior was comfy and cozy, peacefully toast their long weekend. While watching the mix and whisk and assemble. He set the food out and they ate with a leisurely dinner and after that they had difficulty finding a period accessory to restore the mill. As Marissa walks into her small intimate room and sits into her coach she hears a step that is going into her room she fills glasses with a liquor and she knows that Antonio does have a good taste when it comes to an expensive distillation.

Fifth, fear of suspicious things or surroundings.It happens when you have a gut feeling of someone hiding something suspicious or feeling uneasiness in your surroundings. And If someone you know acts suspicious or hides things, we would also feel curious and uncomfortable just like Marissa.Which is why Antonio keep making an excuse but Marissa did not believe him when she found out what he was hiding and saw the painting of Lucia downstairs.In the story, Marrisa always feels uncomfortable by everything around her, and those things are like thrill icons to us readers.In the gothic mill, there is nearby white cross memorial of a dead boy as she feels uncomfortable. There are a lot more suspicious events that happened, In the part of the story where an old lady with yellow eyes tells us that Marrisa looks like Lucia who can capture human souls and place them in her dolls. 

The dark windowless cell with blood with a doll inside that makes Marissa claustrophobic makes us readers feel the thrill and scared for Marissa. Marissa panicked and thought that she was going to die, until she heard Antonio calm her down and said “It is alright Marissa. Do not worry. There is a light switch behind the loose on the left of the door. Turn it on. Read the note inside the hidden doll.”, which made Marissa confused and shocked by what he said. She wondered (what happened) and followed his order but us readers want to know what was written on that note. At that moment she did not see where Antonio was so she looked around but he was not there.She heard a sound of a car engine outside, she was curious about what it was so she looked at the window and suddenly realized that he disappeared into the parking lot driving away with his car.

Then she went outside to look at what was going on and found a suitcase and purse.  She hesitated for a moment but started to read the note. In the note Antonio explained everything about what she wanted to know and why he acted so suspicious, because he wanted to help her overcome her fear.In the note, he said "You are given 3 choices to call. First is a car that will take you to the train station to go back, Second is local police distinct, Third is Antonio's number". After she read the note, now finally understands why Antonio did that to her . The fear that she experiences in the story is unbearable and terrifying; it makes us readers feel bad for her.

Fear is a primal, natural, and powerful human emotion. It involves both a universal physiological reaction and a strong individual emotional reaction. Fear warns us that there is a threat of harm, whether it is physical or psychological. Experiencing fear is nothing to be ashamed of, but we should know how to handle it professionally as this is our form of weakness. One day you have to overcome your fears in order to live life happily and peacefully. Don’t let fear hold your future accomplishments or victories. For us to overcome these fears, we have to determine or understand our fears. There are many types of fear. Here are some examples of fears, innate fears, identity fears, and lastly, love and connection fears.

Marissa is constantly terrified of doubting anything that occurs within her. She is terrified of practically everyone, but she is not selfish and possesses a delicate or soft heart, which is uncommon. Despite the fact that Marissa was forced to take over her family's business and needs to divorced from her husband, she continues to strive to hold on to the responsibilities that her family and husband lack. Although being terrified is unavoidable, nothing will happen if fear comes to our minds first rather than taking action to escape a tragedy.