Essays on Hope

Generally speaking, if you asked me what my opinion of the word “Hope” was about five years ago, I would not have an answer that is like my answer for you today. My life has always been trying to look for hope, but it is...

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...

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...

Upon its release, Star Wars: A New Hope, had an immediate impact on society and aspects of this film are still embedded into popular culture today. This film is considered to be the pioneer of visual effects. These new-found visuals led the public to believe...

The focus of this article is to analyze the themes of ‘Social Satire’, ‘Representational Metaphor’ and ‘Hope’ as reflected in Sayeed Ahmad’s Survival. Keeping the narrative of the main folktale, the story line of Survival is developed, but because of Ahmad’s craft, we get a...

I was born in Erie, Pennsylvania, a small, safe suburban town next to the stunning Lake Erie. I was born in this city of mediocre schools, but a city of people I had grown up with since kindergarten. I was comfortable in my skin of...

George Lucas’ film “Star Wars: A New Hope” is definitely a unique film in that alongside it’s captivating storyline and whimsical galactic universes, it presents a an overarching transcendent spiritual element known simply as “The Force”. This resonates throughout the entire Star Wars film series...

In The Ruined Cottage, hope is a negative force in Margaret’s life. Her hope debilitates her and prevents her from moving on from the loss of her husband, Robert. Though she needs to maintain her house once he is unable to provide for her, she...