I chose “Happy endings” by Margaret Atwood because personally, I like happy endings but deep down I knew there would be some sort of “twist” to it. I noticed that the reading was in a different format than the others when I checked it. My attention was drawn to the letters A-F. I was trying to figure out what the difference was between all of them. Also, while reading her biography, I discovered that she wrote the book “The Handmaid’s Tale,” which, while I have never read, has received a lot of attention. As a result, I was confident that “Happy Endings” would be enjoyable.
In “Happy Endings,” Atwood argues that how and why things happen is more interesting and important than what happens. When considering the nature of truth and facts, this statement could imply that knowing what leads up to the “fact” is more important than the fact itself. True stories can be found in what Atwood refers to as the “How and Why,” or the characters’ motivations, thoughts, and wishes, as well as how they react to the unavoidable interruptions. I believe that knowing why or how something happened is more important than knowing what happened because it can help you understand a situation better and prevent it from happening again.
I agree with the standpoint of Atwood, and i think that the process that leads up to the result is often more educational, and informative then the result itself!
I agree with the idea that “Happy Endings” could have some twist to it at the end because I am familiar with writers’ tendencies to plot contrary to what the readers expect to spice up the reading. I also found the title interesting since many people believe that the end should always be happy. I concur with the thought that the way things happen is more important than the fact that they happen at all.