Although Mary is quite aware that John does desire her romantically, she cares what he thinks and spoils him with her lust, affection, and attention, This is describing the relationship I would like to call 'wanting what you can't have'. The second kind of relationship that Atwood describes in "B" is John using Mary for his own 'selfish pleasure and ego gratification'. It as if Atwood is telling the story as we develop and learn about relationships and love, and the first stage of love is pure oblivion to the reality of it all. As children and adolescents, we viewed love as Atwood described "A" as the perfect love. In "A", we read about John and Mary, who fall in love and live happily ever after-the fantasy that we all wish was a reality, but just does not seem to be. Throughout the different types of relationships that we see between the different scenarios between John and Mary are the true hardships of reality. The story is about John and Mary, and a few unwelcome characters-who are envisioned as the perfect romance. In "Happy Endings", the reader can basically create the story they like, although the ending will always remain the same. Atwood hits on the nail when she says, "So much for endings. Atwood tells several tales of different types of relationships the beautiful, the good, the bad, and the downright ugly. Margaret Atwood's "Happy Endings" quickly shatters that fantasy and turns it into a reality that cannot be ignored. It is a classic story tale fantasy that we all grew up believing in-boy meets girl, they fall in love, and the rest is history.
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