I think Mark12_30 and Son of Numenor have hit on good points about individual experience. Something that I find eucatastrophic may not be what someone else considers so. Especially in the Sil, the first and second times are almost more getting the storyline down (whatwith all those characters!) than getting involved emotionally with the characters. It is a difficult book to grasp at the first reading, and I admit my initial reaction having finished it was "Everybody dies!" I have been wanting to reread it again for a while now (when I have time) and I think that it may prove to be more eucatastrophic now that I know who is who and what's what.
To clarify some issues raised in my former post: I wasn't saying that the Sil did not evoke emotion - deep emotion even - but the particular element of eucatastrophe I felt was lacking.
Quote:
|
I don’t believe that it is necessary for the eucatastrophe to be experienced in the feelings of the reader, it can be present in the context of the story itself.
|
I understand what you are trying to say, but I disagree. An event in the story may be
designed to be eucatastrophe, but not all readers will likely interpret it that way, as has been proven by this discussion.