Ablutophobia. Acarophobia. Acerophobia. Achluophobia. Acousticophobia. Acrophobia. These are just the first six phobias, alphabetically, of many on The Phobia List.
We imagine the people who run the fear simulations in Four utilize a list similar to this quite often: Four is all about the scary nature of fear (you have nothing to fear but fear itself, right?) and the power of overcoming what gives you the heebie jeebies.
Don't worry, this book itself isn't a fear simulation, unless you suffer from bibliophobia. Then you better run in the other direction.
Questions About Fear
- What are Four's four fears? Why is he afraid of these things? How does he overcome him? How do they control him?
- Does the fear simulator prepare the members of Dauntless for facing their fears? Or is it merely a superficial exercise?
- What is the purpose of looking into someone else's fears? How would you feel showing someone your biggest fears?