THE HOBBIT DEUS EX MACHINA & EUCATASTROPHE Sources: Fluit, Chris. “Eucatastrophe.” 2008. Olsen, Corey. Exploring J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit. 2012. Rahel,

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THE HOBBIT DEUS EX MACHINA & EUCATASTROPHE Sources: Fluit, Chris. “Eucatastrophe.” Olsen, Corey. Exploring J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit Rahel, Julie. Tolkien’s Eucatastrophe Tolkien, J.R.R. “On Fairy Stories.” 1947.

DEUS EX MACHINA  Deus ex machina – God from the machine  Refers to Greek theater when a god was mechanically brought on stage to resolve the plot.  The hero is saved from doom  It is viewed negatively  Shows a lack of creativity  Is not believable  Strains suspension of belief  Phrase coined by Samuel Taylor Coleridge in 1817

DEUS EX MACHINA: EXAMPLES  MacGuyver  The Wizard of Oz  Spongebob Squarepants Movie

EUCATASTROPHE: DEFINITION  Eucatastrophe: good catastrophe  Greek eu (good) and catastrophe (destruction)  Eucatastrophe is more than a happy ending. It is a sudden joyous “turn” in the story (for there is no true end to any fairy-story). It is a miraculous grace, never to be counted on to recur.  Eucatastrophe does not deny the existence of sorrow and failure, but it denies universal final defeat, giving a fleeting glimpse of Joy.

EUCATASTROPHE: EXAMPLE  C.S. Lewis’ The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe  The arrival of Father Christmas

Sudden Unexpected Miraculous Happy Ending DEUS EX MACHINA & EUCATASTROPHE SIMILARITIES

DEUS EX MACHINA & EUCATASTROPHE DIFFERENCES Deus ex machina Unbelievable Doesn’t fit with the story Comes from the outside Happy ending neatly ties loose ends Hope is not a factor Artificial, random, forced Eucatastrophe Believable Fits with the story From within the story Happy ending is mixed with sorrow and failure Hope prevails Natural part of the story

TOLKIEN’S ESSAY “ ON FAIRY STORIES ”  There is no true end to any fairy-story “Redeemed Man is still man. Story, fantasy still go on, and should go on…The Christian has still to work, with mind as well as body, to suffer, hope, and die” (Tolkien 13).

TURN TO PAGE 41 OF YOUR INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK

Deus ex machina Unbelievable Doesn’t fit with the story Comes from the outside Happy ending - neatly ties loose ends Hope is not a factor Artificial, random, forced Eucatastrophe Believable Fits with the story From within the story Happy ending - mixed with sorrow and failure Hope prevails Natural part of the story Similarities Sudden Unexpected Miraculous Happy Ending INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK PAGE 41 Deus ex machina vs Eucatastrophe

INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK PAGE 42 Deus ex machina Deus ex machina – god from the machine  Refers to ancient Greek theater  A god is mechanically brought on stage to resolve the plot  The hero is saved from doom  Viewed negatively  Strains suspension of belief

INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK PAGE 43 Eucatastrophe Eucatastrophe: good catastrophe  Greek eu (good) and catastrophe (destruction)  More than a happy ending  It is a sudden, joyous “turn” in the story (no true end to a fairy-story).  It is a miraculous grace, never to be counted on to recur.  Does not deny the existence of sorrow and failure  Does deny a universal final defeat, giving a fleeting glimpse of Joy.