Reading Response 1, Week 10

This is in response to Margaret Atwood's Happy Endings. This piece was fun to read, and it made me realize how boring a straight forward happy ending can be. The beginning and end of a story are important but the middle is what hold them together, and the middle is where everything happens. As a reader i realize that if every book, poem, or short story I read had no hardship or anything of the sort the stories would be boring. When one reads your no typically looking for something like everyday life, but something with some spice, action and romance included. We want to read about pain and suffering that ends well, but no too well. A good story isn't happy dory the entire piece, but weaves in and out of happiness. This gives a good balance to every story, and also makes them more lifelike.