Out Of The Dust Literary Analysis

Throughout the world, an undeniable, yet perpetual force is responsible for tearing nearly everyone apart: hopelessness. Often caused by instability or vulnerability, hopelessness plagues those who refrain from combating its vile side effects. Hopelessness loves company, producing an inseparable bond between itself and self-doubt. During wartime events, it’s imperative to display some form of resistance towards the crippling despair. Although on the surface hopelessness seems insurmountable, it can be fought. In All the Light We Cannot See, Anthony Doerr emphasizes how the vital tool of resilience can be used to conquer hopelessness in all situations.

Lets say Brently had died that day what was Louise going to do? Its not like she can get a job and take care of her self and theirs two reasons why. One! She was a woman and they didn’t have any rights in those times. Black men were able to vote first than white women. That tells you a lot of how things were back then. The second reason is Louise had a heart condition and one had to be very careful with her. So I guessing she couldn’t do any hard labor or be stress. That’s why I don’t understand her. It might because I am male and I cant really see it from a female point of view. Maybe that’s why I can’t really see why Louise is full of joy because of her husband death. Also another thing I wonder was if she had heart attack because she was happy or sad that Brently was alive? I also wonder if Kate wrote this because she was going through personally?

Power and control plays a big role in the lives many. When power is used as a form of control, it leads to depression and misery in the relationship. This is proven through the themes and symbolism used in the stories Lesson before Dying, The fun they had, The strangers that came to town, and Dolls house through the median of three major unsuccessful relationship: racial tension between the African Americans and the caucasians in the novel Lesson before Dying, Doll’s House demonstrates a controlling relationship can be detrimental for both individuals and The Stranger That Came To Town along with The Fun They Had show that when an individual is suppressed by majority they become despondent.

To have hope is to be able to see the light amid the darkness. This is a notion shown in Ned Vizzini’s “It’s Kind of a Funny Story”. The protagonist is a teenage boy named Craig, who struggles with depression. One night, Craig checks himself into a hospital because of his suicidal thoughts. He then gets placed in the adult psychiatric ward called Six North. The novel “It’s Kind of a Funny Story” demonstrates that it is crucial to remain positive during hard times as there will be better days, with the usage of conflicts and characters. This is important because everyone undergoes hardships at some point in their life and must be able to prevail.

Be inspired. Regardless of hardship, hope ignores the enormity of the problems ahead and the obstacles in our path. Hope is not a wish, hope is not optimism. Hope is something that is highly sought. Hope is something to look forward to. Hope is in the future. Hope shows a bright future, that something better is to come. To find hope is a gift thing because it gives you strength and the determination to overcome. Hope is inside everyone, it never gives up. In Tim O’Brian’s novel The Things They Carried, hope is used to overcome problems and push forward.

Throughout William Faulkner's’ novel "As I Lay Dying", he portrays a Mississippi family that goes through many different hardships and struggles such as death, poverty and existence from different character's point of view. Faulkner uses imagery to illustrate existence and poverty among these characters and how they are perceived by outsiders. From the first monologue, one can see that everything is in relation to an animal, natural force or human nature. As each character progresses, a pattern of the natural forces often becomes correlated with events throughout the novel. Although Addie Bundren dismisses the word love when used by her husband, Anse, as "just a shape to fill a lack," her other relationships are not as empty (Faulkner 172).

In William Faulkner’s “As I Lay Dying” and Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesmen” there is Notable themes of gender role and gender identity. Faulkner’s Character Anse is Comparatively Similar but also Contrastingly different in the roles they both convey as head of their households, In their families and in society. Both Families can also be analyzed by their time period in which each piece of fictional literature took place. Faulkner’s novel “As I Lay Dying” was written in 1930 while Miller’s play was written in 1949.

The beginning of the story sets the theme for the whole story. We are told about the heart condition that inflicts Louise. This is significant throughout the story. The heart condition is a symbolic way of describing her thoughts of oppression she felt about her marriage. She was trapped and isolated by the marriage. She felt the need to hide these feelings. Women of her era were supposed to be home and under their husbands command. The story has her going through this journey privately. That is significant in the fact that now in her husband’s passing, she will be alone. She will need to work through things by herself. She will be able to go through the whole process on her own, without being judged and persuaded to feel differently.

People who experience hardship achieve personal growth. For instance, those who lose family members become more empathetic towards others who face loss. In the 20th century novel Cry, The Beloved Country, Alan Paton uses biblical allusions to reveal how through hardship people gain wisdom and strength, which helps them deal with future challenges of their lives in a better way.

The “Barn Burning” a short story wriiten by William Faulkner in which the protagonist Young Colonel Sartoris Snopes is left to watch in constant disbelief of his farther often explosive anger which manifests itself into destroying other peoples property. This story exemplifies the old adages that speak out against anger and warn people about the dangers of letting your emotions control you. Unlike th countless parables warning the farther of his misguided anger the farther does not learn from these messages and falls victim to his uncontrolled sin. The “Barn Burning” is a parable warning against the unchecked emotion of anger and how it can negatively affect bot only yourself but those you love round you.

“When all the world is looming dark and things seem not so clear, when shadows seem to hover ’round Lord, may I persevere. When it seems everything’s been tried and there’s no way to go, just let me keep remembering sometimes the journey’s slow. I may just need to stop and rest along the path I trod, a time to try to understand and have my talk with God. As I gain new strength to carry on without a doubt or fear, somehow I know things will be right, and so, I persevere.” Anne Shortz, Chicken Soup for the Unsinkable Soul.

Within the passage of James Joyce’s short story ‘The Dead’, symbolism and imagery is used to explore the relationship between Gabriel and his wife, Gretta. Symbolism of snow and fire is used to contrast the two characters of Gabriel and Gretta; Gabriel is represented as a lost snowflake who is uncertain of himself whereas Gretta has a contrasting personality where she has confidence and is very much adventurous. Whilst romantic imagery is used to connect the two characters through their intimate relationship alluding to nature and angelic connotations. Joyce presents snow as an essential feature in the lives of his protagonists, Gretta and Gabriel.

Life is full of ups and downs and everyone has faced some obstacles before,but the way they tackle them makes them who they are today.No matter how harsh life is, there is always hope,hope that make us see the light at the end of the dark tunnel. Hope is the electricity that helps us light up our homes,but only if we believe that it has the power to do so,that means that the amount of electricity we decide to put in our homes depends on how bright we want our bulbs to light up,but remember that bulbs can be spoiled by too much electricity.That's why I believe that hope is very important in one's life,if used in the right amount it could turn our lives around,but if we overdose it,it ruins our lives.

Throughout the ages, the centuries that have passed, there have always been those that have suffered in silence or amidst the pity of others, and there has always been the question of whether the suffering makes us stronger as a person and leads to success, or damages us and we never truly recover. It is true, we are all different, stigmas affect us in various ways and can either aid us or hinder us; however, one thing that unites us is our courage, our belief, and our will, the will that will either make us or break us. Strength, it can be more than brute force, it is more than brute force, it is also courage and determination; when those are extinguished, I fear strength has died and in its place is spawned a type of pestilence, a strength known as pessimistic strength, a cavern in which all of the defeated gather and dwell on their failures. Being pessimistic is the effortless way out, it is the path that is lined without light and without success; being optimistic is the stronger way out, it is the path that is lined without darkness and without fear of failing; optimism often times brings with it failure, but those who are strong know that failure is a necessary part of success, those who are strong know that success requires never giving in to pessimism, and they know, above all, that success comes because failure has first graced them and they never gave up, no matter what the circumstance.

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