Question

1. the following question has two parts. answer part a first, and then part b.

part a at the end of the story, the narrator says that if we \turn our backs on\ fear, \we take the most precious thing inside us and surrender it to something else.\ what does he most likely mean by these statements?

if we avoid our fear, then we will lose our lives to a natural force such as a storm.

if we avoid our fear, then we give the fear power over ourselves and lose our freedom.

if we do not respect our fear, then we will need to surrender to our enemies.

if we do not respect our fear, then others will lose their respect for us.

part b in what way does \the seventh man\ illustrate the statement in part a?

k. dies because he is too afraid to move out of the way of the wave.

if k. had respected his fear, he would have known the wave was bearing down.

the seventh man is afraid his brother no longer respects him.

when the seventh man flees his past instead of confronting it, he loses his joy in life.

Explanation:

For Part A, when we avoid fear (turn our backs on it), we give fear power over us and lose our freedom as we are not in control of our actions and choices. For Part B, the seventh - man flees his past (a manifestation of his fear) and in doing so loses his joy in life, which illustrates the idea that avoiding fear leads to losing something precious.

Answer:

Part A: b. If we avoid our fear, then we give the fear power over ourselves and lose our freedom.
Part B: d. When the seventh man flees his past instead of confronting it, he loses his joy in life.