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Why Do People fear Change?

Change is inevitable; unfortunately, many people do not like the idea of change. Introducing change in people's lives is quickly opposed, even when people do not have justified reasons for opposing it. This culminates in fear of chance. However, there are many speculations as to why people fear changes; some are due to uncertainty, the comfort of the current situation, and the cost that comes with introducing a new idea.

First, people fear change due to increased uncertainty of the future. Introducing a new idea to people can be complicated, mainly when there is no evidence that the change will positively impact their lives. For example, in Bronte's book, Eliza Reed is enslaved to a rigid routine and commits to religion because that was the only way she perceived life would be good.

Secondly, people fear change because of their current comfort status. Introducing change destabilizes many things; that is why people fear being denied the comfort they are used to. Change has one key quality of making things different from what they are used to be; this is evident through Bronte's Jane Eyre, in that shifting to different places made many characters in the book uncomfortable.

Finally, change comes with...