“I coined the word ‘eucatastrophe’: the sudden happy turn in a story which pierces you with a joy that brings tears...”
—J.R.R. #Tolkien
Discussion
What are some examples dear to you? I’ll have to think and come up with some
-Gandalf coming over the ledge and saving the day in the two towers
-Aragorn showing up in the return of the king with the armies
-The river attacking the Naz gul
-sam offering to carry frodo when he could go no further
-#easter in real life and Jesus defeating death when the Devil thought he'd won
On the very minor off chance y'all haven't listen to the Phil Dragash audiobook of LOTR, here it is.
It is straight up the best reading of Tolkien and deserved to be cherished.
https://archive.org/details/the-fellowship-of-the-ring_soundscape-by-phil-dragash
I hadn't heard this edition, thank you, I'm due for a re listen