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To: average joe who wrote (95955)	10/27/2012 8:56:59 PM
From: Robin Plunder	Respond to of 218810

hmm....what the heck is eucatastrophe? from wikipedia.. "Eucatastrophe is a term coined by J. R. R. Tolkien which refers to the sudden turn of events at the end of a story which ensure that the protagonist does not meet some terrible, impending, and very plausible doom. He formed the word by affixing the Greek prefix eu, meaning good, to catastrophe, the word traditionally used in classically-inspired literary criticism to refer to the "unraveling" or conclusion of a drama's plot. For Tolkien, the term appears to have had a thematic meaning that went beyond its implied meaning in terms of form. In his definition as outlined in his 1947 essay On Fairy-Stories, [1] eucatastrophe is a fundamental part of his conception of mythopoeia. Though Tolkien's interest is in myth, it is also connected to the gospels; Tolkien calls the Incarnation the eucatastrophe of "human history" and the Resurrection the eucatastrophe of the Incarnation. [2]" we need art because it shows us what life 'might be and ought to be'.....perhaps this is why Tolkien finds it rewarding to see religion reflected in literature? He feels his point of view is validated by religious themes or religious realities in his fiction? An atheist might look for something else in art tho, but for the same reason...a validation of the efficacy of reason, and the value of life in this world...the shire representing a simple and pleasant life, for example, and in this case requiring the courageous, determined effort of Frodo and Sam to protect it... rp