Essays About Optimism

“Look not mournfully into the past. It comes not back again. Wisely improve the present. It is thine. Go forth to meet the shadowy future, without fear, and with a manly heart. ” This is a saying Longfellow read in Germany where his wife died. The words gave him hope for the future. It inspired…

atching GodIn Their Eyes Were Watching God Janie goes through several relationships before “she pulled in her horizon like a great fish net. Pulled it from around the waist of the world and draped it over her shoulder” (p. 184). In other words, not all the experiences that helped her to gain control of her…

Candide is a humorous, far-fetched tale by Voltaire satirizing the optimism promoted by the philosophers of the Age of Enlightenment. It is the story of a young mans adventures throughout the world, where he witnesses evil and disaster. Throughout his travels, he adheres to the teachings of his tutor, Pangloss, believing that “all is for…