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Examples Of Happy Endings By Margaret Atwood

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“Happy Endings” by Margaret Atwood is an example of metafiction. This means that the author is self-conscious that her fictional work is imaginary. In the six scenarios given in the reading, we can note how sarcastic Atwood is in each of her short stories. Atwood tells the story of John and Mary in different perspectives but at the end, each scene ends up with the same conclusion as scenario A. In each scenario everyone dies. Not only does the author use sarcasm in her writing but she displays her feelings about her creative writing in each of her scenarios. The author also uses each scenario to comment on living life to its fullest. That is one of the many messages I believe the author is trying to present to the readers. In order for Atwood

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