![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() At the same time, she challenges other writers to more closely examine typical literary convention. She defined the artist, in part, as "the guardian of the moral and ethical sense of the community." In "Happy Endings," Atwood fulfills this role with a challenge that she throws out to those writers who rely on the stereotypical characterization of men and women and to the reader who accepts such gender typing. Atwoods work of literature proves that fairy tale lives, endings, and mores are not enough for happiness, and that in their wake reign morasses of doubt and. In earlier works, including the novel Bodily Harm, as well as speeches, Atwood discusses the writer's relationship to society. In several thumbnail sketches of different marriages, all of which achieve a traditional "happy ending," Atwood references both the mechanics of writing, most particularly plot, and the effects of gender stereotyping. "Happy Endings," which is essentially a self-referential story framework, falls into the third category. In the story Margaret wrote, You’ll have to face it, the endings are the same however you slice it. But what is different is how people in this story live and die. Subtitled "Short Fiction and Prose Poems," Murder in the Dark featured four types of works: autobiographical sketches, travel notes, experimental pieces addressing the nature of writing, and short pieces dealing with typical Atwood themes, notably the relationship between the sexes. Happy Endings In the story Happy endings by Margaret Atwood, the theme is, the only similar part of life for all of us is death. Margaret Atwood's "Happy Endings" first appeared in the 1983 Canadian collection, Murder in the Dark, and it was published in 1994 for American audiences in Good Bones and Simple Murders. ![]()
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