The Importance Of Scaring Children Analysis
The feeling of adrenaline coursing through your veins as you try to escape from the inescapable fantasy that is horror. A feeling that compels people to keep watching after they calm down only for it to ignite again with the next scene. However, the question is whether scaring a naive, innocent child can be harmful or not. It is not. Scaring a child can help develop their perception of right and wrong, good and bad. There are many contrasting opinions, but, the articles “The Importance of Scaring Children” (Source 1) and “Can Watching Horror Films Be Harmful To Our Children?” (Source 2) show evidence that scaring children can be beneficial in the future.
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Books don’t have the limitations of reality and fantasy. Authors have the freedom to create whatever bone-chilling fantasy they want in order to lure the reader into their web of horror. With this in mind, think about how that would help a child. They are at the age where their imagination and creativity are second to none. The careful, plotting words of the author used to bring the scene to life are just that… words. There is no image to help you along, no trailer to see how they move and talk, just the words and your imagination left to run wild. This helps a child develop their creativity. Children can explore the world of supernatural and fantasy without seeing the characters as people want them to see them. They can think of werewolves and vampires as something to be desired instead of feared. On the other hand, some people think that it isn’t good for children to get caught up with books and lose their perception of reality. However, children are children. They aren’t at the point where their biggest fear is a serial murderer or a robber. The author makes this point, “In other words, writing for children means emotionally engaging on their level. Sometimes, that takes creating a fantastical world that, however fearsome it may be, allows children to explore.” Children need to explore however they can before they grow up and get caged in by the expectations and limitations of
In fact, horror can teach children many lessons that fairy books and monster trucks …show more content…
Books don’t have the limitations of reality and fantasy. Authors have the freedom to create whatever bone-chilling fantasy they want in order to lure the reader into their web of horror. With this in mind, think about how that would help a child. They are at the age where their imagination and creativity are second to none. The careful, plotting words of the author used to bring the scene to life are just that… words. There is no image to help you along, no trailer to see how they move and talk, just the words and your imagination left to run wild. This helps a child develop their creativity. Children can explore the world of supernatural and fantasy without seeing the characters as people want them to see them. They can think of werewolves and vampires as something to be desired instead of feared. On the other hand, some people think that it isn’t good for children to get caught up with books and lose their perception of reality. However, children are children. They aren’t at the point where their biggest fear is a serial murderer or a robber. The author makes this point, “In other words, writing for children means emotionally engaging on their level. Sometimes, that takes creating a fantastical world that, however fearsome it may be, allows children to explore.” Children need to explore however they can before they grow up and get caged in by the expectations and limitations of