Hope is a necessity that every human needs in order for one to blossom and grown into
an optimistic individual. Cormac McCarthy and Emily Dickinson are two outstanding authors
that used their creative writing skills to portray their view on hope. In the novel The Road and
the poem "XXXII", hope is the feeling that what is wanted can be had, or that events will turn
out for the best. Emily Dickinson believes in the ability hope has to be independent and
successful on it's own. Dickinson wrote a poem titled, "XXXII" in her poem she described the
abilities and inabilities of hope. Emily who was born in Amherst, Massachusetts in 1830 and
died in 1886; became traumatized at a young age due to deaths of family members and friends. …show more content…
The man and the boy both know that the probability of their survival is small;
however they rarely lose hope. Even when they felt like they couldn't go a step further; they
managed to proceed by encouraging each other. Most of the time one's hope requires struggle,
in order for one to maintain motivation throughout one's struggles. If humanity got a chance
to experience McCarthy's view of hope they will most likely be more successful than those who
experience Dickinson's view of hope. Primarily because their struggles will make them
stronger, and their strength will help them face their challenges. That will eventually lead
humanity to have the hope they need in order to keep striving for happiness and success. In
contrast Dickinson argues that hope is not dependent on others in order to succeed. Dickinson
also presented her readers an idea of hope in only three stanzas in her poem "XXXII" by using
a frail bird as a representation of hope. " Yet, never, in extremity, it asked a crumb of me "
(Dickinson line 11). In this line Dickinson is acknowledging the independence of hope. …show more content…
Though Dickinson's argument about hope is
strong, McCarthy's interpretation of hope outshines her idea because it's more truthful and
rational in the world today.
While Dickinson's ideas about hope seems fairly unrealistic compared to McCarthy's, some
of her opinions about hope are often true. Dickinson believes that certain people have the
power to destroy one's hope. In her poem "XXXII" she wrote, " And sore must be the storm.
"That could abash the little bird " ( Dickinson line 6-7). The word "sore" suggests that only a
person who is bitter and hopeless could destroy one's hope. Her idea is valid because
by affecting someone's self confidence a person is able to ruin one's hope. Once the
damage is done; it's difficult to regain hope and to have faith in one's own decisions . However
Dickinson's viewpoint about hope is less encouraging than McCarthy's because of her
believe that someone else has the power to determine the success of one's hope. McCarthy
proves that once humanity takes control of their hope it is almost impossible for it to
an optimistic individual. Cormac McCarthy and Emily Dickinson are two outstanding authors
that used their creative writing skills to portray their view on hope. In the novel The Road and
the poem "XXXII", hope is the feeling that what is wanted can be had, or that events will turn
out for the best. Emily Dickinson believes in the ability hope has to be independent and
successful on it's own. Dickinson wrote a poem titled, "XXXII" in her poem she described the
abilities and inabilities of hope. Emily who was born in Amherst, Massachusetts in 1830 and
died in 1886; became traumatized at a young age due to deaths of family members and friends. …show more content…
The man and the boy both know that the probability of their survival is small;
however they rarely lose hope. Even when they felt like they couldn't go a step further; they
managed to proceed by encouraging each other. Most of the time one's hope requires struggle,
in order for one to maintain motivation throughout one's struggles. If humanity got a chance
to experience McCarthy's view of hope they will most likely be more successful than those who
experience Dickinson's view of hope. Primarily because their struggles will make them
stronger, and their strength will help them face their challenges. That will eventually lead
humanity to have the hope they need in order to keep striving for happiness and success. In
contrast Dickinson argues that hope is not dependent on others in order to succeed. Dickinson
also presented her readers an idea of hope in only three stanzas in her poem "XXXII" by using
a frail bird as a representation of hope. " Yet, never, in extremity, it asked a crumb of me "
(Dickinson line 11). In this line Dickinson is acknowledging the independence of hope. …show more content…
Though Dickinson's argument about hope is
strong, McCarthy's interpretation of hope outshines her idea because it's more truthful and
rational in the world today.
While Dickinson's ideas about hope seems fairly unrealistic compared to McCarthy's, some
of her opinions about hope are often true. Dickinson believes that certain people have the
power to destroy one's hope. In her poem "XXXII" she wrote, " And sore must be the storm.
"That could abash the little bird " ( Dickinson line 6-7). The word "sore" suggests that only a
person who is bitter and hopeless could destroy one's hope. Her idea is valid because
by affecting someone's self confidence a person is able to ruin one's hope. Once the
damage is done; it's difficult to regain hope and to have faith in one's own decisions . However
Dickinson's viewpoint about hope is less encouraging than McCarthy's because of her
believe that someone else has the power to determine the success of one's hope. McCarthy
proves that once humanity takes control of their hope it is almost impossible for it to