The Meaning of Hope

Klara and the Sun

Hope shifts from Klara’s faith in the Sun to the family’s medical, educational, and emotional possibilities, never becoming certainty.

increasing

Bearing strength in each event

decreasing

Hope in the Window Hope in the Window from "Klara and the Sun". A Future Imagined Josie’s Promise Josie tells Klara that at home she can see exactly where the Sun goes down.

Hope in the Window from "Klara and the Sun". A Future Imagined Josie’s Promise Josie tells Klara that at home she can see exactly where the Sun goes down.

A Future Imagined Josie’s Promise Josie tells Klara that at home she can see exactly where the Sun goes down. She describes a shared future and asks Klara to trust she will return. A Fragile Expectation Klara’s hope is built from a child’s promise and her own desire to be chosen. Manager warns that such assurances often fail, but Klara waits.

Hope at Morgan’s Falls Hope at Morgan’s Falls from "Klara and the Sun". A Conditional Reward The Outing Promised The Mother offers Morgan’s Falls if Josie gets well enough.

Hope at Morgan’s Falls from "Klara and the Sun". A Conditional Reward The Outing Promised The Mother offers Morgan’s Falls if Josie gets well enough.

A Conditional Reward The Outing Promised The Mother offers Morgan’s Falls if Josie gets well enough. Josie asks to bring Klara and later shows her photographs of the place. A Brief Horizon The trip gives the household a near-term goal. Its cancellation reveals how easily hope can be overtaken by the illness it was meant to outlast.

Hope Through a Plan Hope Through a Plan from "Klara and the Sun". A Bargain With the Sun Action Instead of Waiting Klara offers to destroy pollution in return for special help for Josie.

Hope Through a Plan from "Klara and the Sun". A Bargain With the Sun Action Instead of Waiting Klara offers to destroy pollution in return for special help for Josie.

A Bargain With the Sun Action Instead of Waiting Klara offers to destroy pollution in return for special help for Josie. The promise gives hope a practical shape, but also makes success depend on Klara’s abilities. Shared Risk Paul later helps her carry out the plan without knowing the spiritual bargain. His willingness to help turns private hope into a joint act of trust.

Hope Under Pressure Hope Under Pressure from "Klara and the Sun". A Promise in Doubt New Pollution Klara sees a second machine and fears her sacrifice was insufficient.

Hope Under Pressure from "Klara and the Sun". A Promise in Doubt New Pollution Klara sees a second machine and fears her sacrifice was insufficient.

A Promise in Doubt New Pollution Klara sees a second machine and fears her sacrifice was insufficient. Josie’s health continues to decline, and the adults grow less hopeful. Renewed Appeal Klara asks Rick to help her return to the barn. She still believes assistance may come from a place the adults have not considered.

Hope Made Real Hope Made Real from "Klara and the Sun". Recovery Without Proof Sunlight Breaks Through Klara sees the Sun emerge during a storm and insists the room be opened to his light.

Hope Made Real from "Klara and the Sun". Recovery Without Proof Sunlight Breaks Through Klara sees the Sun emerge during a storm and insists the room be opened to his light.

Recovery Without Proof Sunlight Breaks Through Klara sees the Sun emerge during a storm and insists the room be opened to his light. Josie wakes with new strength. A Cautious Future The family accepts recovery one step at a time. Klara’s faith is affirmed by events for her, but the people around her do not need to share her explanation to hope again.

when Josie first visits the store

after Josie’s first weakness episode

during Klara’s first barn visit

after Klara sees the replacement machine

during Dark-Sky Morning