For one of our freestyle reading assignments, I read Happy Endings by Margaret Atwood. I chose to write this entry about that story (how fitting, right? Freestyle reading for a freestyle blog entry!)
First off, what an interesting way to write a story! I thought it was fun following along with the different options for the story. I thought it was a really clever and enticing idea that Atwood had to present her story in this way.
The quote that is most important to me and has the most meaning about the message of the story, is definitely "The only authentic ending is the one provided here: John and Mary die. John and Mary die. John and Mary die" (Atwood 312). She makes a valid point, in each scenario, no matter who the characters are, their fates are all the same. Eventually, regardless of the plot in the middle, the characters die at the end.
It is an intriguing, and slightly morbid, way of looking at life. Although, it does certainly make you think about things. Really, all of our stories are vastly different and every person's life story is different but in the end, we all have one very important thing in common, we all die.
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Well Maybeth, what can I say? I like the dots in the backround :) your blog is pretty cool!! way more advanced then mine HAHA.... Thanks for helping me out today. AS you can tell i needed it. I havent got to that reading yet cause im trying to get all caught up on this whole blog thing. Your ideas and imputs were very interesting and looks like you got all of this down pretty good!! Anyway keep up the good work. See you around.
ReplyDeleteI read "Happy Endings" by Margaret Atwood also as I like happy endings. Regardless of the choices you make in life it will eventually all end the same as others, but what this story made me think is what am I going to ask myself right before I die and that is was I happy?
ReplyDeleteI really like how you ended your post as it did make me think so I read the story.