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while we can accept Eucatastrophes in stories, do they actually happen in real life - or do we merely wish that they would happen?
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Its as if West (& maybe I'm being unfair on him, as I haven't read the actual story) has 'let me down' by simply telling me how things are in the world I live in.
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There is no "happily ever after" in that example that you gave. There was none for Frodo either. In terms of justice, that is. The rest of ME - yes. But, isnt the whole point of eucatastrophes the fact that it is an internal process? Is not whole point of self sacrifice in the deed itself, regardless of outcome? If I experience eucatastrophe standing right next to you, would you notice it?
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They merely show us the world as we know it, as opposed to the way we feel it should be...
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I wouldnt want it any other way. What I feel "should be" may not be how you feel.