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Funny Story Hope
It's Kind of a Funny Story Ned Vizzini
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The word hope, in the dictionary means a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen. Everyone finds hope in their own way. Things or events we may not see hope in, may just be the defining hopeful moment in someone else's life. Hope is in our daily lives weather we choose to see it or not. It is in the books we read, the people we meet and in our lives as a hole. A famous quote by Desmond Tutu states ¨Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.¨ At first glance the ending of Its Kind of a Funny Story seems to be quite hopeful. A young depressed boy learns about himself, and the people around him. He finds a way to enjoy life and love again. I finished this book with the feeling things can get better, people will power though and the world isn't that bad after all. Three days later I was informed Ned Vizzini the author of the beloved coming of age novel had shot and killed himself. All of the hope the book had given me quickly disappeared, and I felt betrayed. Many authors try to create a sad or depressing ending in their novels to teach young readers a
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It can be quite easy to build hope, but to maintain it is a completely different story. Hope can begin by something as small as a smile, from there it takes off to something much greater. Much like the African American slaves, it began with one strong soul who had hope that their world could be different. Once this idea of hope came to light it spread like wildfire from one person to another. Not only do humans need hope to survive they also need each other to fuel that hope. The main character Craig, of the story It's Kind of a Funny Story unfortunately lost his hope many times throughout his story. The people around Craig like Nia, Noelle and Scuggs helped him find his hope once

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