A Hope Chest Analysis

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The picture below is of my mother's hope chest. A hope chest is a box that is usually given as a gift at graduation for a woman, filled with items she may need when she gets married or owns a house. What makes the chest exceptionally special to my mom is that is was given to her by her grandfather and uncle, who she doesn't have any other belongings to remember them by. Somehow, when my mom got married, the chest ended up at my grandmother's house. It was not until my grandparents were planning to move and get rid of all their stuff that they found it collecting dust in their basement. My grandmother called her dad to refinish the chest and brought it over to Pennsylvania. My mom and I brought home, painted it, and decided to give it

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