Even the Hopeful have Influences

Perfection is not a common attribute in our lives; in fact, it is quite the opposite. As long as we shall live, mistakes will be made, sanities will be tested, and failure will most commonly be achieved. It is through these mishaps, however, that we shine with our greatest talents and persevere towards the end we all dream of. Like everyone else, Cedric, in Ron Suskind’s A Hope in the Unseen, holds an inner desire to become someone who will make a difference. To achieve this seemingly far-fetched acknowledgement, Cedric realizes he can not work alone or else he will be “[pulled] back down” into the “crab/bucket” atmosphere he grew up in (17). Needing influences to “push against”, Cedric turns toward his life at home and the lord, as his band aids.
Barbara, Cedric’s mother, chose at a young age to “quit her secretary job and go on welfare” (31) to raise her child the way she believed he should be. Growing up in a very......

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Title: A Hope In The Unseen
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