The Element of Hope is the story of a man who is completely cut off from the world and lives a life of isolation as if he were part of the house. He is looking for a job but does not seem hopeful. The only person he meets every day is his wife. However, communication between him and his wife is hard. His wife thinks their relationship has no hope. His wife, who is a faculty member at the university, appears to be dating another man.
The lover of a ruined actor announces that she is leaving him to marry someone else; while a young woman becomes the subject of various rumors after denouncing her boyfriend for violence.