Hopeful

explores the nature of hope through symbolism of the marlin, lions, and respect. The tone of The Old Man and the Sea is very hopeful because Santiago overcomes all of his obstacles and ends up catching the marlin. Hemingway says, “I [Santiago] want to see him, he thought, and to touch and to feel him [the marlin]. He is my fortune, he thought” (95). This quote provides a very hopeful tone by showing how important the fish is to Santiago. Hemingway also writes, “When he [the marlin] was even with…

John Bunyan, I have chosen two episodes, one that is more suitable for children, and the other more appropriate for adults. The episode of Christian fighting Apollyon is better fitted for a children’s version of Pilgrim’s Progress. Christian and Hopeful crossing the River is more fitting for an adult version of the text. The event of Christian and Apollyon fighting is better suited for a child’s rendition of the Pilgrim’s Progress. Although the episode is violent, through it’s thrilling fight…

What is the difference between being hopeful or hopeless? Some define hopeful as being optimistic. To be hopeful is to be inspired or driven towards future events. Hope is something that keeps humanity from giving up too easily. It’s the little something inside of people who tells them there’s still a shot, keep trying, but at the same time there could be an absence of hope. When you are hopeless it is a totally different feeling. Hopeless, instead of creating a feeling of inspiration, often…

Elizabeth’s purpose was to assure her army and people that she is in charge and that yes, she is a women but with the heart of a king that can lead them to victory. The subject of the speech is the war between Spain and England. The tone in this speech is hopeful and empowering. In this speech Queen Elizabeth I uses many rhetorical strategies to persuade her people and the troops. The repetition of the word “my” as well as the phrase “my God, and for my kingdom, and for my people.” can be found…

even though it wasn’t likely it would happen, because it gave Lennie hope, gave George something he could use to control/guide Lennie, and made Lennie cheerful thinking about it. In Of Mice of Men by John Steinbeck, Lennie is shown as infantile, hopeful, and ignorant. Lennie is shown as infantile in the story when he acts immature and lies. ‘“I tol’ you you couldn’t bring that pup in here.” “What pup, George? I ain’t…

the Portland Timbers and the Portland Trail Blazers. Like many teams they have similarities as well as differences, in terms of their resiliency factors. The factors are; accept changes as part of life, progress towards their goal, and maintain a hopeful outlook. One similarity that the Timbers share in terms of accepting change as part of life is, their coach getting fired after a two-year stint with the Timbers. The coach was John Spencer and was from Scotland. The main reason…

the remainder of the war. Once the war was over Louie got married and became an alcoholic, but found his way after going to a gospel service. Even though times were tough, in the book Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand Louie Zamperini was a defiant and hopeful person. Louie was a very defiant person. When he was younger he didn’t obey the law or do what he was supposed to. “...when two year old Louie was sick with pneumonia, he climbed out his bedroom window,…

important role throughout The Kite Runner, and seems to appear right after a catastrophic event in Amir’s life. There are a few instances in the story where the author shows us that there is light at the end of the tunnel. For example everything seems hopeful when Amir starts his new life after moving to America, but in Chapter 14 things downturn after the death of his Baba. Shortly after things begin…

The people were hopeful he was going to do great things for them. It was not uncommon for a leader to betray its people which often lead to the deterioration of the trustbond. Dishonesty is another common theme in the literature that often happens after hope. Using diction…

This quote shows that Anne believes and is hopeful help is coming and will get them out of the great mess, that is World War 2.…