Fear In Syria

What is fear? According to Psychology Today, “Fear is a vital response to physical and emotional danger—if we didn't feel it, we couldn't protect ourselves from legitimate threats” (“Fear”). In 2011, the Syrian government did not want a revolution so they put fear into their citizens. They did this by torture, imprisonment and threats. The Syrian community began to rebel when there was an arrest of 15 children due to painting school walls with anti-government graffiti. The authorities’ violent and embarrassing actions led to one of the main reasons of the Syrian uprising during 2011(“Syria Civil War Fast Facts”). The playwright, Mohammad al-Attar, of Please Look into the Camera discusses the many types of fear in this play that are resembled

They were young, educated adults. For example, Zayd is in his 30s is an architect. Farrah is in her 20s and about to graduate in English literature and Karim is in his 20s with a degree in economics. Because of their education, the fear from the Syrian government does not stop them from taking action. The three characters are not scared of the punishments because they know what their country is doing is morally wrong. This began a “youth uprising”. Through research, I have found there is a group of protestors called the “Syrian Revolutionary Youth”. “They say this name sets them apart from youth with a different opinion on the uprising on one hand, and an older generation with varying political ideologies on another. A member of the Syrian Revolutionary Youth says the group is composed of ‘young people who consider themselves leftists but are not affiliated to any specific group.’”(“Syrian Revolutionary Youth Returns Spotlight to Nonviolent Resistance”). Because these characters Zayd, Farrah and Karim are young, educated citizens they allow older generations to see the corruptness of their government and country. These characters are vital to