Journal 18 - Work and Hope

An epigraph is something written at the beginning of a story, usually to suggest its theme. Just by looking at this epigraph, I would like to say that it's pretty deep in meaning. It is trying to say that unless you work with hope, you would have a hard time succeeding. Hope is very important because if you have no hope than you don't have the will to do something or to go on. Rukmani, the main character of the book Nectar in a Sieve, would not be able to live without hope. She was the youngest daughter of the headman of the village but her father did not have enough money for her because there was a collector. As a result, she was married to a poor tenant farmer. She was so sad and she was sick but she kept hope in her husband. She started working, such as planting plants and she was pleased to hear that her husband built the mud home himself for her. This work gave her hope and there is an increasing amount of love between them. I believe what the epigraph essentially means is that hope should be put in objects and that work is necessary for hope. I think that this also applies to my life. This is because when I am at school, I put hope in my work or my tests. Work is necessary meaning that I have to actually learn and work for me to hope for a good grade. Therefore, I agree to the epigraph that Nectar in a Sieve portrayed.