rought to her. This offer of money brings much hope to the townspeople of a prosperous future and to bring them out of their poverty-stricken state. The catch is that killing a man, who is a rather popular among the townspeople, can only bring about the justice. The residents reject this offer at first but as they realize the prosperity that can be brought about they realize they must go through with the sacrifice. This man soon realizes their plot and has lost all hope of fighting them away and gives into them. The peoples hopes and dreams come to light as the despair of this man is reached.Araby, by James Joyce tells about a young boy who is infatuated with a young girl who lives across the street from him. He spends much time spying on her from his house peering through the blinds. He has hopes that, in time, he may have some sort of acquaintance with her. To further this dream along, he assures her that he will get her something from the bazaar. As he waits for his uncle to come home so he can go, it gets later and later and he worries that he will not make it there before the bazaar closes. When he gets there, most of the stalls have already closed and there is not much to choose from for a fitting gift. His despair of some chance for a friendship with this girl has increased.The soldier in Babels My First Goose seems to be a man filled with much hope from the beginning. However, as he is sent to his new camp his hope is soon turned to despair. The other men in the camp start harassing the man and his belongings are thrown about. When he is hungry he is made to kill his own food, this gains respect from the other men. They ask him to join them to eat the food they have and he soon has new hope for a growing relationship with these men.Montales The Lemon Trees, talks of a place full of orchards of lemon trees and birds and unending blue skies. This place is an area full of hope, full of riches for the poor. At the oth...
