Hope is believing that you can overcome difficult situations and bare through the pain. In The Residue Years written by Mitchell S. Jackson, Grace and her son Champ’s story is told through dual perspective which helps the audience understand the emotional obstacles and times of complete hopelessness that both characters faced. The characters are both overcoming their own dilemmas and trying to reunite the family. No matter how hard the two protagonist tried to grasp their hopes, there always seemed to be new issues that held them back. Champ’s hope of one day buying back the Sixth Street house is his goal as the house is the only house they have ever lived in and resembles time his family being together with times of comfort . Champ is doing anything to achieve this dream.While Champ is trying to complete his education, he has to conceal the fact that he is a drug dealer and also conceal the drugs he is holding onto. There is a scene …show more content…
He is from a place where if you are a black teenanger, you either play basketball in hopes of going professional or hustle and sell drugs. It was also due to the fact that he couldn’t stand seeing his family live in poverty and having to help both Kim and Grace. For Grace, her circumstances were similar to Champ’s. She had to provide for her little boys by committing crime. Both of their lives were filled with drugs. One being an addict and one being the supplier. In an interview with Mitchell S Jackson, he states that “If they did that to my mom, why should I care about others?” reflects the attitude that Champ had when selling drugs. In this story, their goal of reaching a past of having a happy family and rebuying their house just seems to be pushed back farther and farther away from becoming a
Darryl’s life is worth fighting for. “You can’t buy what I’ve got.” ‘The Castle’ directed by Rob Sitch, about one man, his family and neighbours on the verge of being homeless. Darryl Kerrigan, the “backbone of the family” won’t stand for that. Of course no one can buy what he has. He’s spent almost his entire lifetime building what he has, why should he give it up? Darryl’s way of life is simple yet filled with family values. 3 Highview Crescent is the home to Darryl, his wife Sal and their 3 children: Wayne, Steve, Tracy and Dale. (Wayne currently being in jail.) The house is made up of love, and simple family values. Darryl’s also added bits and pieces to it. He’s added on so much to the house, his own personal touch. His neighbours, also in the same bout are almost family to the Kerrigans. Jack and Farouk are another reason why Darryl’s ready to take matters into his own hands.
A young boy gets older and even though they struggle financially his parents make sure they teach him the honest values of life. But in this film George Jung is a high school football star and wants to see other options and forget what values his parents have taught him. The young man from a small place gets millions from distributing cocaine and ends up losing it all. The behaviors of George Jung become intense with curiosity as he arrives in California to attend college with his friend Tuna.
Hope and joy can be hard to find especially when times are tough. This is a situation in Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse , the character Billy Jo and her family are living in the time of the Dust Bowl and are struggling financially . Her father is a farmer in a time where nothing grows and after an accident Billy Jo’s mother passes away. This is a big part of Billy Jo is effected emotionally and shows seems very sad. Billy Jo has to move and has to move on and find joy and hope even in tough times.
Hope enables people to move on by providing the thought that maybe tomorrow’s events will be better than today’s. Hope is a theme that remains constant in every part of A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah. Ishmael begins the novel optimistic, believing he will find his family again. This optimism is later lost when Ishmael is recruited by the army to fight against the rebels, causing him to become addicted to drugs and the thrill of killing. Three years after his recruitment, Ishmael is rescued by UNICEF-a group dedicated to rehabilitating child soldiers. During his rehabilitation, Ishmael discovers hope once more by relearning how to trust, love, and have the will to survive. The presence of hope throughout A Long Way Gone enables Ishmael to have an ability to move on and a will to survive that he lacks when he loses hope.
The theme for this dystopian characteristic is this; one can still have faith even when they don’t have a whole lot to be hopeful for.
One’s ambition, when fueled by hope, can cause them to keep going when put in an adverse situation. When this occurs, it leaves a lasting effect on the individuals around them. In the film Shawshank Redemption by Frank Darabont, the main character Andy Dufrense experiences many hardships but perseveres through them using hope. Andy is placed in a situation that is out of his control and loses any hope he has at the beginning. Through the situations he faces, such as his encounters with the sisters, gaining funds for the library, and succeeding in his escape plan from the prison, Andy regains that hope which motivates his ambition to be free. In the film Shawshank Redemption, Darabont explores the idea that an individual’s ambition for freedom,
Jackson wants to find something that will make him feel like he has done something for his culture and his people. These sayings contradict his actions because every time he gets closer to gaining more money, he spends it. In the long run, Jackson’s pitfalls did not stop his determination to gain back the regalia and ultimately find his personal identity. Given that he is Native American, the reader might assume that Jackson has a feeling of resentment towards white people due to the displacement of his people. From the beginning of the story, Jackson reveals a protective feeling caused by white people.
...ng the underlying theme that drives the story and the movie, propels the reader and viewer to rekindle the desire to hope above all else because hope is all one has in devastating as well as dire needs. Hope overcomes despair, permits others to see your “inner light” to develop integrity which connects with honesty and trust. Hope is the inspiration to continue to live regardless of the circumstances. Red may have narrated; “Let me tell you something my friend. Hope is a dangerous thing. Hope can drive a man insane.” But, Andy Dufresne states it best: “Get busy living, or get busy dying.”
Like most successful poets and rappers, Marshall started out poor; he was born on October 17, 1972 in St. Joseph, Missouri, but lived in Detroit for a large portion of his life. He grew up fatherless and lived with this mother for most of his life; he switched schools a lot because of constant moving. Marshal was never the popular kid in school; he was the victim of bullying and treated like an outcast at each school he went to. At home he was exposed to his mother’s drug issues and verbal abuse, which all came to the surface through some of his songs. His mother was a subject for his early song, the songs hurt mom for a lot of people, but also cause a lot of problem for marshal’s relationship with her.
born in Raleigh, North Carolina to a Jacob Johnson and Mary McDonough. Andrew experienced the sting of poverty at an early age of 3, when his father died and his family was plunged into poverty. The youngest of three children Johnson had to teach himself how to read and write “ Unlike the children of he rich, he never had a day of schooling in his life: his mother was too poor to afford it”. From an early age Johnson his mother would work as a seamstress and she barely made any money along with his stepfather who was a local Taylor. As the years went on he started to feel the sting of prejudice from upper class white Americans. In Johnson’s teenage years in Raleigh the son of John Daveraux a ric...
The remaining characters, Anne, Shirley and Sandy all suffer huge depths of despair, yet their suffering appears to lessen to some degree in the eyes of the viewer/reader due to their hope, determination and stability which in some ways assist them in attempting to resolve their problems and become reunited with their loved ones.
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is extensively a story of hope. Hope is to wish for something with expectation of its fulfilment and to have confidence; trust. This is shown through the themes, issues and the characters in the novel. Atticus represents hope, he is optimist. He is from the higher class and defends the lower class and still has the anticipation to win. The Finch family has hope as Atticus has taught his children to be accepting and have open-minds. Racism and prejudice, give people the hope for change. For one day there be a world that is fair and equal. Hope comes in many shapes and forms, including the children, Atticus, and themes, akin to racism and prejudice, although hope present throughout the novel To Kill a Mockingbird.
A theme that was apparent throughout the play All My Sons was that it is hard to stay hopeful when things aren't going the way you had hoped they would, but that does not mean you should give up. Onsome occasions it is just right to give up. For example, when mother knew Larry wasn't coming back,. It's not wrong to give up if you don't see a result or something changing,.,BBut at the end of the day you choose whether to give up or not. This means that sometimes people or things cause you to lose faith in a situation, but that doesn't mean you should give up. It means to try a little harder, and find a solution, or wait and time will reveal the truth. Readers see this in the play when the family grows a tree to symbolize their hope for Larry’s return, when mother doesn't give up on Larry even after all the others do, and finally when Ann doesn’t give up on her and Chris’ relationship.
Michael lived a very sheltered childhood in a middle class family. His house was located in a white neighborhood in Atlanta, Georgia (Dubovoy 113). Even being sheltered couldn't keep him away from experiencing some racist situations. All of his friends, and even his best friends, were white. One of King's worst racist experiences occurred in first grade. While playing with his friends outside they suddenly turned on him and wouldn't play with him "because we're white and you're colored." (Dubovoy 114) King was devastated and he ran home in tears. It was his grandmother who was there to comfort him, explained to him what racism was, and told him about how African Americans struggle everyday for their freedom (Dubovoy 114).
Hope is constantly apparent in every chapter. There are many obstacles in life and in the end you either fail or succeed; Malorie’s hope for success and survival is the only thing keeping them alive.Throughout the novel, Malorie constantly asks