Message not approved: HP and the Happy Ending

[Etha Williams]

No: HPFGUIDX 32526

--- pippin_999 <foxmoth at q...> wrote:
> > >    Some on this list are saying they would reject the series if 
> the 
> > > ending is too dark. That of course is exactly what WB would be 
> > > afraid of. The normal human reaction to loss is denial, which is 
> > > the opposite of what a world-creating fantasy author is trying to 
> > > achieve. Dark endings invoke denial, which is necessary to the  
> > > cautionary tale (don't let this happen) , or the horror story 
> (thank 
> > > goodness there's no such thing as ...) but is out of place where 
> > > the author's aim is to create a world we want to believe could or 
> > > did exist.
> > > 
> > > Pippin

Personally, I would have the opposite problem than this -- I might 
reject the series if it ended
in a way which was to sappy/sweet/happy. A dark ending would serve 
to convey the message that even
in places we want to believe could or did exist, perfection and 
complete goodness is unattainable.
There needs to be enough realism in the unreal world for it to seem 
like something for which I can
"suspend my disbelief," and if the world is perfect or ends up 
being for the ultimate good, this
aspect of realism is missing for me.

-Etha




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