Rosaura Optimistic About Good Things

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

Throughout my life I've been part of a Hispanic community and I've been able to observe their lifestyle, preferences, characteristics and culture. Out of all of the hard working people I've met there's one who stands out from the rest. Rosy Acuna is a strong, dedicated woman who has risked her life for a better lifestyle for herself but mainly for her family. Being able to witness the way she was able to change her life and guide her family, gives me courage to follow my own path without fear.

However, Rosa proved us wrong through her generous actions towards others. For instance, on page 59 she tells Daniel about the family that lives across from her. ”They argue constantly. The father is horrible and greedy. He steals his children's rations....”

The story represents Rosaura as an educated daughter, a part of the "aristocracy" who was described to possess the ability to read in a country where the illiteracy rate was very high. It can be assumed through Puerto Rican history and through the narrative description in the story, that unless you were of the wealthy class, education was not an option: "...she was forced to leave school because of his poor business deals" (p.9). The literacy rate was very poor in Puerto Rico which was a farming country. The characters that were literate in the Poisoned Story also represent the idea of who usually writes history, which is the literate, or the rich.

In order for someone to achieve success they must do whatever is necessary. Her arrogance and selfishness are the reasons which led her to success and achieving her goals. She said that “no one’s happiness but my own is in my power to achieve or to destroy”. She encouraged others to worry about their needs and ignore the needs of others.

Rosaura's reaction at the end of the party clearly proves us that she all the time thinks that she is invited because she is friends with Luciana. She is sad to realize that she is, in fact, different from the others, that her mother is right all along and that there is a social distinction between the rich and the poor. It is now that Rosaura knows that she is a maid like her mother. She sees that Senora Ines uses her not because she is special but simply because she

What is a character trait that everyone needs in order to overcome obstacles? In the novel Dark Inside by Jeyn Roberts, five characters named Mason, Aries, Chickadee, Evans, and Michael try to survive in an apocalyptic world with optimism. An earthquake strikes each character’s neighbourhood and many citizens die as a result. Although these five characters do not know each other and are situated in different locations in the beginning, they eventually encounter one another. Their main goal is to survive this obnoxious disaster. Each character goes through a different adventure optimistically, and perseveres despite the myriad of problems they face. Therefore, the novel Dark Inside shows that

Imagine floating on a raft in the middle of the ocean. You are famished and dehydrated and on the brink of death. Sores cover your sunburnt skin, and sharks surround the raft waiting for you to fall in. But somehow you remain optimistic. You find happiness in the little things. Perhaps a rain storm passed and you were able to drink and collect water. Maybe you caught a fish or a bird to eat. It’s the little things that are keeping you alive. This is how Louie and Phil were in Laura Hillenbrand’s Unbroken. They were both very optimistic about the situation. However, their friend Mac was very pessimistic. He would not talk, ate all the chocolate rations, and was just trying to protect himself. All of these men were able-bodied, fit, and received

The majority of the characters in the story believe themselves to be good people, such as the grandmother. Yet their beliefs and values are faulty, proving themselves to be complacent on false grounds. The protagonist of the story, the grandmother thinks that she is a good person, believing herself to have the best values. In the beginning of the story, she criticizes the mother for not taking the children “somewhere else for a change so they would see different parts of the

One example of this is when she is first set apart from the other kids by being the only guest allowed to enter the kitchen. She prides herself on how she “managed the jug of orange juice, carrying it from the kitchen into the dining-room,” (2). Rosaura does not take notice of this small task, or the many others she is given such as passing out the cake and helping the magician. She even enjoys them, as it gives her a sense of power over the others. Senora Ines allows Rosaura to feel this way as she uses subtle language such as ‘trusting’ her with these tasks, and therefore making her feel as though her assignments are privileges rather than chores. At the time, these actions steal the party from Rosaura by outcasting her, even if she doesn’t notice or care.

The idea of wealthy people not necessarily having great relationships is evident in the novel, The Beautiful And The Damned, in the main character Anthony Patch and his wife Gloria’s marriage. Their marriage starts off as an intense love and Anthony believing that he has everything he could possibly need to be happy, except his grandfather’s money. This love eventually goes through a rough patch and turns to meaningless partying and alcoholism. Anthony and Gloria go through his inheritance money and find themselves in debt. The stress of this debt caused the couple to argue a lot and begin to resent each other. The excessive money available to them and the irresponsible use of it lead Anthony into alcoholism and into a downward

Robert Bellah’s concept of “being less selfish” perhaps helps to explain why Rosaura fails and Mellix partly succeeds because “being less selfish” shows that a person needs to be more selfish in order to assimilate.

So, about Sora's unrealistic optimism, I read manyyy comments on how he can be happy all the time/seems fake/unrealistic. Someone mentioned about how he reacted when Riku became a keyblade master.

Being an optimistic believer, I choose to focus on the positive things rather then dwell on the negative ones. Chief Seattle said, “Your God loves your people and hates mine…” (Page 708) I do not believe God is picking any race above another nor is luck on one side any not on the other. I believe we all have a choice on what we want to focus on and how to overcome our life struggles. I disagree with Chief Seattle’s words because we as humans are valuable, have things to be grateful for, and blessed.

Being optimistic is the main principle for most people. We may often hear the statement about “be an optimist, not a pessimist!” shouted by people. Sometimes you do it for yourself too. When facing such a failure or problem, this will not only help to relieve your heart. Being optimistic will help someone to be healthy in physical and mental. An optimist will find the best way in any circumstance and hope for every good thing can come to him/her. You may have gone through thousands of hard times. However, if you are a born optimist then you will not care of anything destructing you.