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Fear is a general feeling of anxiety and agitation caused by the presence of nearby danger, evil, or pain. Uncertainty is the lack of definite knowledge, doubt, and the unknown. as a theme in A Boys Will. “The Demiurge’s Laugh” is one example. Plato’s ....

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.... care. The Demon arose from his wallow to laugh, Brushing the dirt from his eyes as he went; And well I knew what the Demon meant. “He represented himself as having conducted a search for the modern Demiurge named Evolution in hope of learning the secrets of life, but when finally found him all he was rewarded was indifference, atheism, and laughter” (Thompson 327). The uncertainty lies in the Demiurge’s answer of indifference and atheism. This answer may inspire some fear but much of it resides in the face of Evolution, an element of nature. Another poem that conveys fear and uncertainty is “Into My Own.” In lines 1 through ....