Optimism Of Hope

The second turning point is like a surge of hope amongst the sadness. We are brought a new perspective of the scholarship boy from his reading of the book “The Uses of Literacy”. Rodriguez learns he is not alone in his feelings, “For the first time I realized that there were other students like me, and so I was able to frame the meaning of my academic success, its

people in his life. Each situation in the book represents a difficulty or conflict in his life. The

Exemplar case: Kathy is a married 45-year old mother of one and she has recently been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Kathy has always been a positive person in every situation and is quite known at her church for her smile and uplifting words of encouragement. Kathy’s husband and teenage daughter came to visit her at the hospital and were initially shocked and saddened by her sickly appearance. Her husband

Life is a constant roller coaster ride of grueling struggles and bittersweet accomplishments. There are also times where one neither wins nor loses, but lessons are always learned. What we do during that time of strife and struggle defines who we will become later. Those who embrace the change and hardship, while finding a way to make it through, will become stronger in the end. In “The Dreamer”, by Junot Diaz, the dream of a young girl to become a nurse never comes to fruition, but her struggles and sacrifices enabled her to move out of a Third World country. Due to his mother’s sacrifices, her son Diaz is able to live a better life, achieving his goals of becoming a writer because she pushed him to better himself with her courage.

Just as on the title, Candide, or Optimism, Optimism is also used as a major theme. Voltaire's satire of philosophical optimism is one of the major issues of Candide. Throughout the story, satirical references to "the best of all possible worlds" contrast with natural catastrophes and human wrongdoing. According to Wikipedia, "optimism, the opposite of pessimism, is a lifeview where the world is looked upon the as a positive place. Optimists generally believe that people are inherently good. These people are said to have a "positive" outlook on life, believing that given time, things will work out in the end." Also according to Wikipedia, "In philosophy, optimism is linked with the name of Gottfried

In the book¨The One and Only Ivan¨by K. A. Applegate, the character´s sad and excited qualities contributed to the speaker´s message of never give up on something.

From young, limitless ambitions to experienced realisation of what is realistically possible to achieve. This is shown in the story through using minor sentences, briefly mentioning the narrator’s rites of passage, to show their insignificance compared to upcoming events later in his life, and displaying the impulsive, impatient thinking of a young teenager in the start of the story. By the end of the story, the narrator has a wise, experienced voice, understanding of the effects of impatience on achieving his goals, and displaying to the reader how thoughts change as individuals

The main theme of the novel is the will to survive and the power of positive thinking. Brian remembers an old English teacher who was always talking about being positive.

Due to the popularity of the book, many people commented on it and so there are many different ideas, which can be view differently according to the readers' own judgement. " The boy is after all doing what is required of human being to do: he is growing up, going away, making

The author lets us experience the conflict and choose the sides of the family that best describe our own sense of belonging. We become accommodated with the protagonist early on, it is the one dreaming for a better life...fortunately, dreaming about success is the motivation that keeps this family sleeping at night and working during the day. Its a story of a dysfunctional family that works together for a common cause, and

True happiness is the key to life, everyone strives to achieve it; however, hard work and dedication are needed for it to be obtained. The value of happiness plays a pivotal role in the novel “Kite Runner”, written by Khaled Hosseini. This can be examined throughout the novel as the protagonist, Amir, is on a perilous quest for true happiness. Amir faces numerous obstacles and hardships on his quest; moreover, his determination allows him to persevere and surpass these difficulties. As such, Amir achieves happiness through the accomplishments he worked ever so hard for. One of these accomplishments is the marriage between him and his love, Soraya, which gives him happiness through companionship and trust. Additionally, Amir also obtains happiness through companionship by giving his orphaned nephew, Sohrab, a father figure. Furthermore, Amir’s discovery of his father’s flaws helps him attain happiness since he forgives himself for not living up to his father’s expectations. Ultimately, however, Amir acquires the most happiness from the atonement of his betrayal against Hassan, his best friend. Despite the difficulties Amir faces throughout the novel, he transitions from a state of despair to a state of hope and happiness, due to his marriage with Soraya, the fatherhood of his orphaned nephew, the discovery of his father’s flaws and the atonement of his betrayal against Hasan.

This novel teaches us about the endless possibilities of life that we can face and that we can keep trying until we succeed with the many opportunities that we have around us.

For him this life is so enjoyable because he have friend like Curly. But one he hates is when his friend was killed by the bad dog named Spitz. Buck hides his bad feelings for Spitz but he tried to move on with this problem. But one day a treacherous act of betrayal leads to his kidnap, and he is forced into a life of action and danger. Buck fights for his survival to live again in peaceful life and not a danger life. He doesn’t think that he will die in this trouble. When he already escaped on this kidnapper he went again to his place and a tourist came. This person because a dog like Buck opens his heart to tour this person .He loved this person and now he feels that he is not anymore alone in this place. Buck hugs this person and felt so delightful.

From reading this book, I have figured out that the theme was coming of age and facing maturity. What you are about to read are examples of this.

He writes in a language, and he uses a lot of metaphorical features. We as readers are very confused about the way he has chosen to describe the story, but we are also very fascinated by the action. So whole this short story tells us that he has had a tragic life and how he helps others achieve a good life and you can say here that he has a good point.