Apprehensive is a synonym for Afraid." True or False

I'm scared to talk to people what can i do to with this?

You receive an email from an impressive-sounding stranger, professor alexander rothschild renard iii, president of the american institute for scientific political statesmen. he urges you to vote for his presidential candidate choice. this social media red flag is known as pomposity inanity superstition fanaticism

What does the birdcage symbolize in trifles ?