Joseph Krutch describes tragedy as, "An expression, not of despair, but of the triumph over despair and of confidence in the value of human life." After all the sadness and trouble behind tragedy, there is a beauty that is usually uncovered, or a new beginning, perhaps. No other element of literature can accomplish this. Tragedy is associated, most commonly, with sadness and hardship. On the surface tragedy makes up those things, also uncovers a new truth, one that can lead to a happy ending. Later on in the piece, Krutch also says, "We accept gladly the outward defeats which it describes for the sake of the inward victories which it reveals." Again, by creating a tragedy on the outside, something positive can come out of it.
Krutch also writes, "However tremendous [tragedy] may be, is an affirmation of faith in life, a declaration that even God is not in his Heaven, then at least Man is in his world." No matter how tragic an event, 'it's not the end of the world' as they say. In other words, there are opportunities to make the right adjustments and move forward. Also, this is a great description of a basic philosophy of life: that we do not realize what we have until it is gone. Many of us take advantage of people, material items, trust and relationships with others, and once we lose those things, it's a tragedy in our minds.
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