Is `Fear' the reason behind all Senseless killing and Racism? Is fear the reason behind the errors and mistakes that have occurred in our lives? Jacques Benigne Bossuet quotes.... "The greatest weakness of all is the great fear of appearing weak", which is identified in the Senseless killing that, has taken place. Is the greatest fear of all human beings the fear of appearing weak? Fear by definition is a `distress or alarm caused by impending danger or pain; feel of anxiety or being afraid of something.' In the three texts that we have studied.... The novel: To kill a Mockingbird, The Film: The Power of One and The Short Story: A way of talking all exploit the issue of `Fear' behind Senseless killing and Racism that has taken place within the text.

Senseless killing through fear is not only physical but it is also both emotional...