Happy Endings Group at eNotes

please read the story I have a link to it...

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:39:05 PST

please read the story I have a link to it now...http://users.ipfw.edu/ruflethe/endings.htm and then please reply to the above posting.. thanks Natalie

Your thoughts on Happy Endings by Margaret Atwood

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 16:13:07 PST

I am writing a paper on "reader-response criticism" for Margaret Atwoods short story "Happy Endings". I am not looking for anything in particular just your opinion. I want to know do you like the story? which option do you prefer? What do you think the theme is? and also just so that I can put things into perspective please identify yourself as male, female. It would also be helpful to know your age (or around about lol) Thank...

The plot is related to the st6ory. It gives a main ovesight over the...

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 02:00:35 PST

The plot is related to the st6ory. It gives a main ovesight over the whole story and

Sorry, repeated again. Additional information is that if you have a...

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 01:59:28 PST

Sorry, repeated again. Additional information is that if you have a plot, it gives a foresight to future events and you will know the story better.

What are the main ideas and issues in Happy Ending?

Tue, 3 Feb 2009 20:36:23 PST

What are the main ideas and issues in Happy Ending?

One of the main messages that the author, Margaret Atwood, is trying to...

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 08:55:20 PST

One of the main messages that the author, Margaret Atwood, is trying to send, is that every story ultimately ends the same way, with death. John and Mary go through a variety of different versions of their relationship together, but ultimately, they all end the same exact way. This piece is very experimental in that it tries out different plot lines, with the same beginning and ending but different "middles." It also sends the message that a...

In "Happy Endings", what is the author trying to tell us?

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 01:44:53 PST

In "Happy Endings", what is the author trying to tell us?

This is a great discussion board question!Atwood is most likely being...

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 22:42:14 PST

This is a great discussion board question!Atwood is most likely being sarcastic, poking fun at the Canadian stereotypes that some people attribute to Canadians. The whole story is rather lighthearted (the overall message) and humorous, so one would think that she is simply poking fun at her own country (since she was from Canada). She also might be taking a shot at some Canadian authors who she feels write stereotypical "happy...

Great discussion board question!I believe Atwood is using sarcasm to say...

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 22:22:56 PST

Great discussion board question!I believe Atwood is using sarcasm to say that plots can only go a certain number of ways, and those ways, she describes in all of her scenarios in "Happy Endings." She gives potential scenarios for two young lovers, including a perfectly happy ending to very unhappy ones involving affairs, etc. Perhaps Atwood felt that a good portion of stories were predictable and there was no originality or...

What is Atwood saying about writing fiction when she says that's about...

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 08:54:06 PST

What is Atwood saying about writing fiction when she says that's about all that can be said for plots. How and why?

"Remember this is Canada," writes the narrator. What is Atwood saying...

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 08:38:17 PST

"Remember this is Canada," writes the narrator. What is Atwood saying about the Canadian identity?

I would like to add how these two different points of view are...

Wed, 8 Aug 2007 16:12:38 PST

I would like to add how these two different points of view are specifically used in the story. The third-person omnisicient point of view allows Atwood to know about what all of her characters are thinking and feeling. This point of view is used to describe John's and Mary's relationship as well as the relationship of Madge and Fred. We know how the characters feel about each other and why they are involved with one another.The second person...

I'm not entirely sure that a truly objective narrator ever occurs in...

Wed, 8 Aug 2007 15:58:55 PST

I'm not entirely sure that a truly objective narrator ever occurs in fiction. Simply by choosing a specific verb of adjective a narrator can lead a reader in one direction without the reader even realizing that they are being led. There is this type of narration in "Happy Endings" although it only exists in the beginning and end of the story when Atwood uses a second person narration to speak directly to the reader. ‘‘If...

Is the narrator of the story "Happy Endings" an objective...

Wed, 8 Aug 2007 15:45:43 PST

Is the narrator of the story "Happy Endings" an objective narrator?

There is a plot summary here that should be very helpful to you...

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 07:54:35 PST

There is a plot summary here that should be very helpful to you http://www.enotes.com/happy-endings/11116

How I can plot for the shortstory happy endings by Margaret Atwood's in...

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 07:28:07 PST

How I can plot for the shortstory happy endings by Margaret Atwood's in clarify way?...please help ma

To start thinking about what plot has to do with Atwood's fun little...

Mon, 5 Feb 2007 12:12:39 PST

To start thinking about what plot has to do with Atwood's fun little story "Happy Endings," consider what a plot is. A plot is part of a story, and specifically, it is the way events are arranged in a story to help create emotional response and suspense. When writers create plots, they show the connection between and among things: B happens because A happened, and that leads to C, etc. Well, in "Happy Endings," Atwood sketches out bunches of...

What does plot have to do with Margaret Atwood's "Happy Endings"?

Sat, 3 Feb 2007 20:06:31 PST

What does plot have to do with Margaret Atwood's "Happy Endings"?