Turin the Hopeless?

[davem]

Originally Posted by Aiwendil

Davem wrote:


Are you really claiming that :

1. LotR has a simple "everyone lives happily ever after" ending
2. The Silmarillion has a simple "everyone lives happily ever after" ending
3. Once there exists one story with a happy ending, it's pointless for there to be any more
4. Tolkien, contrary to all evidence, would have published the 'Narn' on its own, deliberately suppressing the tale of Earendil
5. The eucatastrophe of the War of Wrath erases all the suffering of Turin and his family; tragedy is so weak a thing that subsequent joy robs it of its potency?

I think that each one of those points is clearly false.

Well, I think my posts on the LotR read through more or less confirm that as my position, yes.

However, CoH has been published as it is, as a stand alone work, & I think it stands as one of the most important & significant works of fiction in recent years. I also think that if it had been published as part of a wider story much of that significance would have been mitigated. If JRRT would not have published it alone & CT has, then I think CT is the wiser of the two.