Category: Hope

Hope is a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen. In the short stories My hotel year by Douglas Coupland, we have a view of the doomed relationship of two Headbangers who are clearly lost in life. We meet the narrator who is going through a rough path, but is full…

The effect being hopeful in a higher power can have on the world Hope, Hope can be a fickle feeling. Hope can be easily lost, and hard to regain. Hope is sometimes all people need to keep themselves going, and without it, people will often find themselves empty and lacking a purpose. But on the…

In his 1937 novel, Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck explores the hopes and dreams of the characters against the reality they are faced with living and are each trying to survive. Through the characters of George, Candy and Crooks, Steinbeck explores the realities of loneliness and powerlessness, and discrimination towards race, disability and age…

Working hard and thoroughly planning is a necessary key to accomplishing the goals one will set in life, but what usually happens is that something will go wrong, and its usually something out of anyones control. Despite how stressful and discouraging it is to see plans and schedules get messed up, the only thing that…

For a reader to be able to completely understand and appreciate the struggles and outcomes of WW2, grading has explored key themes such as hope, loss, and relationships to highlight how Yael has managed to survive in a deadly time. In the novel speculative fiction is a central element that makes the reader question what…

This quote is said by a very important man in this movie, Red. This quote is first of all strong because he said it and he is the man who is still hoping for a future without prison. In this scene they are all sitting at the table, eating their meal like every other day.…

Written in 1825, Samuel Taylor Coleridges sonnet, Work without Hope embodies the lively aspects of nature, as he does in numerous other sonnets, and depicts the journey one takes to achieve a goal and realize their worth. Coleridge begins the sonnet by describing an unknown natural environment, utilizing picturesque imagery. Contrasting the primarily light ideas…

Archbishop Desmond Tutu once said Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness (Harker 2). Hope is seen by most as confidence in the future, and is essential for human existence. When someone thinks of hope, they have expectations, usually to accomplish their goals. Hope is usually a…

Imagine two people climbing up a steep mountain. They are both halfway to the top, struggling to hold on. One person catches sight of the summit and quickens the pace. The other person feels inspired and also begins to climb faster. Similarly, in the novella Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, hope creates a…

Six million Jewish people died during the holocaust for simply having a religion. In the book Night by Elie Wiesel, the author chronicles his own story as a holocaust survivor who endured many hardships during his time in the concentration camps. One theme that Wiesel incorporates throughout the novel is dehumanization. Kapos, SS Officers, and…