Many have the belief that hope is beneficial. However, hope can be dangerous, for it can easily cloud your judgment. In “Doves on Wires,” by Joseph Kirman, a father is easily distracted from the dreadful circumstances of the Jews in World War II by the idea of hope. In “Street for Arrivals, Street for Departures,” by Charlotte Delbo, travelers during World War II focus only on how good their lives can be at their destinations, forgetting about the dangers of the death camps. Both authors use mood and action to suggest that hope -- particularly false hope -- distracts from fear.
In the short story “Doves on Wires,” Joseph Kirman presents the theme that hope distracts from fear by the action in the short story. The story takes place in a ghetto; a father walks alongside the fence that separates the …show more content…
He watches a flight of doves soar across the sky and perch atop the barbed wire. The man finds himself staring at these white creatures for quite a while. At first, the man feels “the pain of their sadness and sorrow” (212). But he soon finds himself envying how the doves can fly away so easily. When the father stands there dreaming, he hopes to be able, like the doves, to fly away from this horrible place to freedom. During his time of thought, the man becomes oblivious to the horrible beatings and situations occurring around him, being distracted by the doves. In the poem “Street for Arrivals, Street for Departures,” Charlotte Delbo presents the same theme through the action in her poem. Travelers from France, Hungary, Holland, Belgium, Slovakia, and an abundance of other countries are boarding trains, hopeful
In the short story “Doves on Wires,” Joseph Kirman presents the theme that hope distracts from fear by the action in the short story. The story takes place in a ghetto; a father walks alongside the fence that separates the …show more content…
He watches a flight of doves soar across the sky and perch atop the barbed wire. The man finds himself staring at these white creatures for quite a while. At first, the man feels “the pain of their sadness and sorrow” (212). But he soon finds himself envying how the doves can fly away so easily. When the father stands there dreaming, he hopes to be able, like the doves, to fly away from this horrible place to freedom. During his time of thought, the man becomes oblivious to the horrible beatings and situations occurring around him, being distracted by the doves. In the poem “Street for Arrivals, Street for Departures,” Charlotte Delbo presents the same theme through the action in her poem. Travelers from France, Hungary, Holland, Belgium, Slovakia, and an abundance of other countries are boarding trains, hopeful