#Tropetember Day 30
The final trope of the month, very deliberately so, mirrors the final step of Joseph Campbell's monomyth, where the lead character(s), after having been transformed by their experience, make a new life for themselves with the help of their new expertise. It is very easy to subvert/alter this ending, and there are many variants of it, but Happily Ever After remains popular, because rewarding the audience, trusting in their investment, has proven to be a strong factor in the
longevity and symbolic meaning of a given work. It can, however, be done poorly, when a story tries to fish out a happy ending, or interpret an ending as being happy without the backing of the rest of the narrative. When done well, however, it mirrors everything that came before it, allowing for reflection and the contemplation of the messages driving the story.
As an ongoing series, Heir To The Empire is yet to touch upon a final conclusion, but various arcs running through the series have a
variety of endings, including happy ones.
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Jonathan Taylor