In the article,"The Tragic Fallacy," Joseph Krutch says "Thus for the great ages tragedy is not an expression of despair but the means by which they saved themselves from it. It is a profession of faith, and sort of religion, a way of looking at life..." In works of tragedy the main focus seems to normally be about how bad something turns out in the end. However, what Krutch is saying in the quote above is that it is true that their must be some awful event that occurs in a tragic story, but that isn't what tragedy is about. It is about how the character who is put through this tragic event perseveres. If everyone just died in every work of tragedy then anyone who read these pieces would become terribly depressed. There must be some silver lining in the end to push the reader to see the beauty of tragedy. An example of a tragic text that people read every day is the Bible. We are told of the innocence of Jesus Christ and then when we find out his tragic fate which makes the reader feel terribly sad. But then after the tragic event, Jesus preservers by leaving a legacy behind. His legacy that still lives on today gives people comfort in knowing that he didn't die for nothing.
This silver lining is what gives closure to families and friends who have lost a loved one. For example, Kelsey's Law was a law designed by a family whose daughter died due to a texting and driving accident. Even though Kelsey's parents knew that they couldn't bring their daughter back to life, they knew that with the law they could save someone else's child. By knowing that the one who you loved had left something behind in the world that bettered the lives of others gives the family and anyone who hears of the event a little bit of joy. Although in the end they are still upset about their loss, that little bit of silver lining is the crutch that allows them to move on. We all know the first couple steps will be painful and difficult, but with a crutch you allow yourself to heal.
A silver lining is absolutely necessary for tragic stories to be continued to be read because without them the readers would feel depressed and disappointed and then never read a work of tragedy again.
This silver lining is what gives closure to families and friends who have lost a loved one. For example, Kelsey's Law was a law designed by a family whose daughter died due to a texting and driving accident. Even though Kelsey's parents knew that they couldn't bring their daughter back to life, they knew that with the law they could save someone else's child. By knowing that the one who you loved had left something behind in the world that bettered the lives of others gives the family and anyone who hears of the event a little bit of joy. Although in the end they are still upset about their loss, that little bit of silver lining is the crutch that allows them to move on. We all know the first couple steps will be painful and difficult, but with a crutch you allow yourself to heal.
A silver lining is absolutely necessary for tragic stories to be continued to be read because without them the readers would feel depressed and disappointed and then never read a work of tragedy again.