Before entering fully into the meaning of the term flee, we are going to proceed to know its etymological origin. In this case, we have to emphasize that it is a word that derives from Latin, specifically from the verb “fugere”, which is synonymous with “escape”.
The verb flee is used to name the action that consists of escaping from something or someone .
For example: “When the thief intercepted us we tried to flee, but he threatened us with a gun and we couldn't do anything” , “I need a vacation! “I want to escape from routine and daily obligations, even if it's just for a few days,” “As soon as I entered the prison, I started looking for a way to escape from the place.”
A person can flee for multiple reasons. This reaction is usually linked to the desire not to suffer harm, harm or anguish . With this objective, the subject distances himself from the one or thing that disturbs him .
Suppose a young person is the victim of a kidnapping . The boy is captured and locked in a room. At one point, due to the carelessness of his captors who leave the door of the room open, he decides to flee: that is, he makes the decision to quickly leave the place to regain his freedom . In this case, escape constitutes a risk since, if he is caught again by the kidnappers, he could suffer even more serious consequences than confinement.
In other circumstances, fleeing is the only possible or most rational decision. If an individual finds himself in a house that is on fire and cannot do anything to put out the fire , logic indicates that he has to flee from that place to safety .
Finally, moving away from what is harmful is also mentioned as fleeing: “You always have to flee from drugs: an addiction is very difficult to combat,” “I try to flee from violence when resolving a conflict.”
In culture in general, the term we are now dealing with has been used on numerous occasions to give titles to different works. This would be the case, for example, of the poetry book “Huir de mí”, written by David Galán REDRY, which won the second EspasaesPoesía prize and which proposes to the reader that emotions are useful for us to be happy and that happiness , which is not constant, can be found in small moments and elements of routine life.
In the same way, in the cinema we come across different films that have the word we are analyzing in their title. A good example of this is the Spanish comedy “7 reasons to flee”, directed by David Torras, Esteve Soler and Gerard Quinto. It is an ensemble feature film where there are several main characters who make it clear that society has a lot to evolve: a couple about to get married, a real estate agent who tries to sell an apartment with the former owner hanging from a lamp , a man run over...
Lola Dueñas, Emma Suárez, Francesc Orellá, Jordi Sánchez, Alain Hernández, Nuria Gago and Sergi López are some of the actors that make up the cast of this film.