At James’s funeral, his sister spoke to the hundreds of people who came to pay their last respects. She said, “My brother James
was a man who did his best at what he loved to do. He was rewarded with medals, trophies, awards, and money. Yet, he died alone and without a friend in the world.” The tone of the funeral speech is one of
The answer is hopelessness. She speaks on how her brother won these awards and how he did his best, but despite it all he died without a friend, making it seem like he did all that for nothing.