Gillian Flynn's Sharp Objects

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Love is Powerful but Fear Could Safe Your Life Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn, is a novel about Camille Preaker, a young reporter from Chicago, who is sent to her home town, Wind Gap, to report on two murders. Ann and Natalie were both abducted and made beautiful by Amma and her friends. Amma is Camille’s step sister who is considered the perfect sibling in the family. Adora is Camille’s mother who does not care about her and only Amma. Adora treats Amma like a baby doll because she never wants her to grow up so Adora can continue to take care of her. However, when Amma leaves the house, she becomes evil. Everyone fears her. Gillian Flynn writes “Is it Safer to be feared or loved?” I believe it is safer to be feared than loved for many reasons. …show more content…

For example, if you were afraid of someone you would be scared to go up to them and try and confront them. Since people fear you, you are safer. It is also safer to be feared because you are less likely to be used. You are feared and no one is going to be your friend because they get something in return. No one will walk over you and you will not get bullied. Think of a school child who is being bullied. If people were afraid of them instead of the child being the weakling, they would not be bullied. “Little Amma runs that school. Be a fool that got caught on her bad side” (124). Amma is feared by her peers at her school that when people try and stand up to her they are bullied and in return ending up on Amma’s bad side. If you are feared instead of loved, you are less likely to be hurt physically and …show more content…

Camille does not have anyone there for her, like a mother or constant boyfriend, yet she is not feared. On the other hand, it is safer to be feared because people like Amma could be jealous of the loved and plan revenge and end p injuring them or even killing them. The loved are more likely to get hurt. This exactly relates to Ann and Natalie. They were both loved girls by everyone. They had friends but weren’t considered the popular girls and had a loving family. “Your mom was tutoring Ann…” (158), and Amma got jealous that she was not receiving the attention. Amma killed two innocent girls who were loved. Amma is feared and you do not see anyone trying to kill

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