Hope Was Here Comparative Theme

People read countless stories that have a variety of themes in them. When people read “Angela's Ashes” by Frank McCourt, and “The Street” by Ann Petry, they can probably sense that there is something similar among the two stories', and that's because they share a common theme. The theme is how people can persevere through problems that they encounter. The reader will discover this similar theme of persevering through problems with the way the authors utilize the character of characters feelings and personality, the way setting creates a backdrop that establishes the tone of the story, and events that cause conflict to the character.

At the beginning of the book, there is a part that starts the story and how it affects them later in their lives. When Raina races against her friends to go home, she trips and knocks out her two front teeth. This shows me the theme of how all things, and even things that are meant to be fun or enjoyable may have some weird/terrible consequences. It also shows us how the relationship between her and her friends in another scene in the beginning of the story is that I saw for the theme friendship was when Raina came back to school the day after her teeth were knocked out and people were wondering how was her and if she was okay. Then more people come over and then they ask her if she saw the blood and how much blood there was and if Raina cried. This shows that her friends do not care for her as much and would rather hear Raina’s story from a different side than her own. A theme that seems great for the both scenes that work together is most people

As a result of the weak action made by Lennie, Candy and Crooks in the novel, the theme is revealed. The events that were taken place and the responses from the characters showed that they were weak and couldn’t handle situations. Weakness which cannot be improved until they are

Friendship is another major theme in the novel, John Marsden uses this theme to overlap with other issues like survival and war. The characters of the novel all depend on those around them for help and support in everything they do. Friendship provides people with strength, hope and love, and all these things help a person overcome tragedies, death, and moments when it seems life isn’t worth living. An example from the novel would be when Corrie’s house is blown up, she is devastated and it is only with the support of the others that she can continue. A real life issue about friendship/love and survival would be the incident with the Beaconsfield miners. The miners were sure they would die, but with the thought in there heads of family and friends outside waiting for there arrival, they continued on battling for there lives, relying only on the support of loved ones. When Lee was shot in the leg by soldiers, Robyn carried Lee over her shoulder until it was safe enough to treat the wound. Robyn overcame her fear of blood and cuts, to save Lee from infection and disease. John Marsden uses techniques like first person

The novel Hope Was Here is a perfect representation of mine and many other peoples lives. I have lost someone important in my life, had to meet new people once or twice and especially had to work hard for the things that I want. The main characters especially Braverman and Addie, have struggles in their life that are very difficult to overcome.

Every event changes you even in the slightest way, on the other hand, changes are much more noticeable when there’s a bigger journey. In Joan Bauer’s, Hope Was Here, Hope and her aunt Addie, who is also her legal guardian, move to wisconsin after a disaster at their old diner. They work for a man named GT at the Welcome Stairways diner. GT soon becomes mayor but the leukemia got worse, and by the end, he passes away. Hope, the protagonist, changed from the beginning because now, she has a better appreciation for people around her and she’s overall stronger and kinder, not that she wasn’t kind before.

The main lessons in Ellis' book were friendship and collaboration. In the book friendship is seen as a common and recurring theme

Hope. Hope is a powerful thing it cause people to do things they wouldn’t normally do, either negatively or positively. The story All Summer in a Day by Ray Bradbury and the poem If Only We Had Taller Been ,also by Ray Bradbury, both talk about hope. In All Summer in a Day hope is talked about in the context of the kids on Venus never seeing the sun but hoping to see it one day and when the day comes when the sun will appear for the first time in 7 years the kids get jealous of one of the kids, Margot, who stayed on earth longer and remembers the sun but hope more than any of the others to see it, and a combination of the other kids jealousy and hope makes them lock Margot in a closet while the sun is out.

Another theme these books have in common is inner strength one way that Hope Was Here showed that like how Hope is trying to stay strong and even give hope to others and she was staying strong and determined to see her father and even made a scrapbook of her life for him.Then one reason Staying Fat For Sarah Byrnes showed that is Sarah Byrnes had to stay strong because of her scars on her face which she had heard a lot of ridicule for disfigured face.

As shown on the cover page, I did my project on Hope Was Here by Joan Bauer, which was published in 2000, and Say Goodnight, Gracie by Julie Reece Deaver, which was published in 1988. Hope Was Here is about a 16 year old girl, who is being raised by her Aunt Addie, who is a chef. Her mom, Deena deemed hereself unfit to take care of Tulip, who later changed her name to Hope as soon as she turned 12. Hope is a teenage waitress, and her Aunt Addie and she have moved around a lot. The story starts with Addie and Hope just arrived in the small rural town of Mulhoney, Wisconsin, from their last place of employment in New York. Hope spends the summer waitressing at the Welcome Stairways Diner, and Addie and her end up being involved the diner’s owner, who is recovering from leukemia, G.T. Stoops’ political campaign to clean up corruption in the town. Along the way, Addie and Hope both find love, and Hope finds the father figure she has so desperately wanted. While Say Goodnight, Gracie is about a 17-year-old girl, named Morgan Hackett dealing with her best friend, Jimmy’s death. Jimmy and Morgan have known each other their entire lives, and they spend almost all of their free time with each other. Their relationship left little room in their lives for other friends. When Jimmy dies, Morgan settles in a deep depression. She now wonders how she

In the book We Should Hang Out Sometime Josh Sundquist is an insecure cancer survivor who’s on a journey to seek answers as to why all of his past relationships has failed. In the novel The Young Elites, Adelina Amouteru is a self-conscious sixteen year old. In the story The Young Elites, Adelina is a fever survivor whose life is flipped upside down when her hidden powers are revealed for the first time. The theme of We Should Hang Out Sometime is self love is the best love. Likewise, the

So Experience support this theme. Relationships can support my theme because through the book the characters develop good and strong relationships. For example, Miranda with mom, Jonny, Matt and Ms Nesbitt. When a character relationship is strong and they are stick together they dodge any obstacles in the way. Other thing is that everybody is together every can protect each other.

Anita Beckerman and Celeste Northrop published article about their study titled "HOPE, CHRONIC ILLNESS AND THE ELDERLY", it was published in may 1996 by the Journal of Gerontological Nursing. The study was produced to compare the amount of hope and the defining aspects of hope in the varying levels of health and age of individuals. Ninety-four residents volunteered and consented to completing the questionnaire, ages ranging from 58years to 100 year of age. Seventy Five percent of participants stated that they had access to support systems needed to deal with their illnesses, these support systems included kids, siblings and attorneys. Twenty Three percent of residents responded that they did not have any support systems due to dead significant

To begin, the most distinct theme of the series is that people matter and that people are closest in moments of trouble and heartache.

The similarities my post and classmates share are financial security. The difference is that I focused on living facilities for the elderly. The overarching common need I see is assistance, transportation, and nutritious meals. A common health issue for elders I noticed is cardiovascular disease. Yes, after reading different discussion boards I am able to see the similarities to what I read in the book. For example, I read how finance issues cause problems and how insurance programs like Medicare and Medicaid come into play.