| As such it is effective in changing symptoms of depression and despondency to those of cheerfulness and hopefulness. |
| The title spreads a layer of hopefulness over the sense of futility that defines the novel's characters. |
| Youthful, idealistic romance has grown into love, hopefulness into doubt, and anger into distance. |
| When confronted with an empty tomb in our lives, do we look at the hopefulness of the situation or do we look at the dismalness of the situation? |
| His hopefulness is connected to his understanding of the uniqueness and fragility of Grand Isle. |
| What divides them is his agnosticism and cynicism versus their faith and hopefulness. |
