Cultural Artifacts: Theme The cultural artifacts which were chosen for the analysis are two pictures: Girl with the Pearl Earring and Christina’s World. The thesis statement can be formulated as follows: researched paintings reflect the theme of the hope which people create themselves in the ultimate despair surrounding them. The humanities domain is directly correlated with the common theme of the cultural artifacts. The mentioned theme is related to the topic of discussing existential problems, which is primarily focused on the humanities. Theme’s Expression The theme of the ultimate despair elimination through hope affects the audience’s psychology. This idea is expressed in Cristina’s World picture through the historical context of the painting’s creation (Benson, 2020). The girl is disabled, trying to see hope in her house. Her posture shows that she creates her own longing, no matter her condition. The Girl with the Pearl Earring author expresses the mentioned theme through color mixing and illusion techniques (Berg et al., 2019). The earring is illusional, symbolizing hope which the girl creates herself. The thesis statement is formulated on the slide. Audience and Theme Conducted objective and subjective analysis showed that there are two primary pieces of evidence why the theme is interesting for the audience. Objective evidence includes the humanities learning aspect. People interested in broadening their knowledge in humanities can learn more information by exploring cultural artifacts. The subjective evidence touches on solving existential problems through analyzing the cultural experience. The thesis statement can directly influence the audience due to its cultural and humanities relevance. Moreover, the general psychological topic is expressed through these pictures. Therefore, the audience profits from learning more about the culture and history of artifacts creation. Additionally, people can find the themes implemented by the author encouraging in elaborating on the topic of hope and despair in life. My initial exploration of the theme focuses on the idea that the authors’ primary aim is to help other people morally and mentally, thereby increasing the quality of others’ lives. The presentation can also be relevant for the representatives of particular professions such as social workers or teachers. A few examples prove the above conclusions in my initial response exploration, which are represented on the slide. Importance to Personality The theme and chosen cultural artifacts are essential for my personality. Elaboration of the topic and considering the authors’ ideas help me develop my knowledge in the humanities sphere. Moreover, I believe that the artifacts experience can help build good relationships with myself and others, finding hope in despair. I have chosen these artifacts because they reflect hope’s deep and complicated image. Various themes can be identified within selected paintings, such as finding mental strength for fighting and others. However, from my perspective, the theme of hope is the most powerful aspect of the two mentioned artifacts. The image of despair and hope have deep and complicated depictions correlating