"It's the fear of the unknown. The unknown is what it is. And to be frightened of it is what sends everybody scurrying around chasing dreams, illusions, wars, peace, love hate, all that-- it's all illusion. Unknown is what it is. Accept that it's unknown and it's plain sailing. everything is unknown--then you're ahead of the game. That's what it is. Right?"
John Lennon
I think that this quote relates closely to Dracula. It was the fear that sent everyone in the novel into a frenzy, trying to protect one another by fixing everyday problems hoping that would take the fear away. The first half of the novel, most of the characters were in denial that a creature was the thing causing all of this chaos. As soon as they accepted that it was something unknown that was killing people, they took immediate action. Dracula, himself, accepted the unknown. He accepted that he was the unknown and after that he had a breeze killing people and doing his thing. He wasn't afraid of the unknown world that he doesn't live in but rather intrudes in. He conquered the fear and accomplished what he wished to do.
Great insight here! This is definitely the underlying theme in everything we read in this class, and really, it relates to so many things in the world. A large majority of the things you see in the news stem from fear of the unknown.
ReplyDeleteI concur with Ryan's comment. I love that Lennon quote! What is it from? I always link Lennon with the peace movement and how his outspokenness made him easy prey for the CIA. Have you seen the documentary about that? And, his message was always about peace, love and - dare I say? - acceptance. Holly this might make a great final paper to think about the significance of Lennon's message in relation to the multiple fears that occupy our states of mind. Maybe later, we can bring up a discussion of Lennon's critique of capitalism...
ReplyDeleteI have not seen the documentary about that but it sounds really interesting! What is it called?
ReplyDelete