In literature, "hopeless" is deployed to evoke an overwhelming sense of futility and despair, whether in the bleak setting of a dark, unyielding wilderness [1] or in the calculated resignation of characters facing dire outcomes [2]. Authors use the term to hint at situations beyond rescue—be it the desolate physical landscapes where every route appears blocked [3] or the internal battles of individuals caught in the inexorable grip of fate [4]. The word not only underscores the absence of positive prospects, as seen when it colors both affection and indifference with a sense of fatal finality [5, 6], but also subtly critiques circumstances or behaviors that seem irredeemable [7]. In each use, "hopeless" deepens the narrative tension by anchoring the reader's understanding of unavoidable, often tragic, predicaments.