You forgot to include the excerpt you want made more objective. Also please include answers if you have them. Thanks.
It could be
obsession. As obsession is defined as the reoccurring mental thought or idea of
something. This obsession has caught you up or to overthink. For instance in a
situation that has caught you up, you engross yourself with it. Overthinking like
obsession is a mental act or a cognitive resonance which is still different
from behavior or compulsion, as the word for it.
Answer:
Fear of punishment
Explanation:
It is witnessed by Douglas on two occasions how badly Colonel Lloyd treats his slaves. In the first incident, the Colonel hit two of his slaves for minute faults that occur in his stable, even for faults outside the control of the slaves. the second incident was when the Colonel hid his identity and asked one of his slaves about how the Colonel was treating him, when the slave responded that he was ill treated, he was sold.
of each word? i'm confused do a little better explanation