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Diary Of A Shadow

Your Dreary Philosophy.

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Mr Hyde
, 10-08-2008 at 12:32 PM (2337 Views)
Someone once said to me that my philosophy is similar to tragedy in that my writing is dreary and one of hopelessness.

They might be correct for people write best what they themselves have expirienced in life where my own life for instance has largely been one of hopelessness and tragedy.

I suppose largely what I do write is consistent with tragedy and I personally believe I'm dam effective at it.

What upsets me about the person's comments towards my writing is that they said what I end up writing down will never have a audience because I offer no sense of hope or happy ending in what I write.

I just don't get that. Why must every piece of writing have hope or a envisioned happy ending?


I'm a realist in what I write and in many situations of existential being there is no hope or specific happy ending at the end of one's journey.

Take Shakespeare's King Lear for instance.

If I should ever publish any of the books and short stories that I am writing realists will be my audience. My audience will be those who can appreciate actual real life instead of fictional happy endings of inspiration in wonderland.

I do not fair well in constructing false senses of hope for what in many instances is a hopeless world.

I do not fair well in constructing happy endings in a world where many die in agony and misery.

That is the very element in which I bring to philosophy and writing.

Updated 10-08-2008 at 12:36 PM by Mr Hyde

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  1. Louisos's Avatar
    I agree that happy endings aren't necassary for a good piece of writing, and would mock anyone who believed this notion. Saying that, that does not stop you including an artificial happy ending, one full of satire/irony- the happy ending allowing your writing to appeal to a greater audience, but still carry the same "unhappy" weight to it
    -take JD Salinger's Catcher In The Rye as an example.
  2. Mr Hyde's Avatar
    I would say my writing mostly revolves around irony,conflict, struggle, hopelessness, fear and realization.
  3. Dark Muse's Avatar
    Well 1984 most certinatly did not have a happy ending, and I would say it did pretty well LOL

    In fact a lot of what I read does not have a happy ending. Really I think you will be fine, don't listen to what others tell you.
  4. Anza's Avatar
    I have lost most hope in happy endings, too, my friend. Things cannot look up without quickly blowing up in my world.
    I would appreciate your work.
  5. Sweets America's Avatar
    I don't think happy endings are necessary either, and I tend to prefer things without happy endings, not because I'm a realistic person, but more because sad or hopeless endings tend to give me a deeper impression, they strike me a way that I enjoy. So, I guess I might enjoy your work too. And Dark Muse summed it up: do not listen to what people tell you. Well, you can listen, but do not let people make you change your mind if it doesn't feel right or in accordance with who you are. But, I think you don't really need that advice, you know it already.
  6. Virgil's Avatar
    Actually I've always thought most good literature did not have happy endings. I've never did a survey but I think its relatively split. I've recommended Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness. I think most Joseph Conrad is pessimistic and depressing. Other fine novels, Lord Jim, Nostromo, The Secret Agent, Victory. All very pessimistic.
  7. Mr Hyde's Avatar
    I'm glad others here agree with my sentiments.

    When that particular person said my style of tragedy was horrible it really got me all upset and in a fuss.
  8. Anza's Avatar
    Haha. Don't let others' opinions get the better of you.
  9. amanda_isabel's Avatar
    I don't think anyone really can predict if readers will embrace a work or not, and that's before considering the element of a happy or sad ending! Don't let them get to you.