| Quote #1 Her hands trembled and her heartbeat quickened, for she was frightened, not so much of the wolves, who were shy and many harpoon-shots away, but because of her desperate predicament. (1.2) |
Well, we know one thing, Miyax is afraid of starving to death. Frankly, that seems like a good fear to have, doesn't it?
| Quote #2 The cold chill of fear ran up Miyax's spine – the wolves would soon depart! Then what would she do? […] |
Kapugen's certainly got this one right. Fear does totally paralyze a person, and that doesn't help anyone.
| Quote #3 "Change your ways when fear seizes," he had said, "for it usually means you are doing something wrong." (1.161) |
We don't know about you, but Shmoop isn't too sure about this second part of his teaching. It seems like he's saying fear is a person's fault, and not the fault of whatever is causing that fear. That doesn't quite seem fair.