How does Gordimer show that there is a danger to living in fear in "Once Upon a Time"?
O The young son doesn't believe his parents' warnings about the neighborhood and gets hurt
when leaving the property to play with his
friends from the other neighborhood.
O The family becomes afraid to go outside and installs burglar bars, which makes it difficult for
them to escape from the home when it catches
on fire.
O The family's security measures backfire when the barbed wire leads to the severe injuries of
their son, rather than keeping out potential
intruders.
O The sign stating "YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED" on the gate makes the family a target of
robbery and violence, even though they had good
intentions when posting it.