Essays on Despair

Rohinton Mistry, in A Fine Balance, explores the various social stereotypes and challenges that the characters face and the effect that such circumstances have on their relationships. He uses characters from diverse backgrounds to define India’s multiculturalism as he unites an unusual and unique group...

Merriam-Webster defines despair as a utter loss of hope, or a cause of hopelessness. In comparison, Kierkegaard defines it as not being willing to be oneself. A sickness in the self; unless cured, it leads to the worst sort of death – not the death...

As the older adult goes through life, they may begin to think about how they lived their lives and was it worthwhile. In the next paragraphs I will summarize Erickson’s theory of ego integrity vs. despair in the older adult. This theory is the last...

Every generation has to face the reality and choose a point of view, hope or despair, to plan for scarcity or to embrace possibilities. All societies, throughout history believed they had hit the borders of human achievement, but in every new era, the ones who...