Referring to at least two literary works handmaids tale
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Referring to at least two literary works you have studied, show whether they have what you consider to be a good or satisfying ending.
Endings are representations of how quickly or slowly the anxiety from the climax is unconfined and smoothed down. A good ending can be; either one that wraps up all the loose ends, or, one that makes you want to find out what happens next, however they must follow a process in order to achieve a good ending. Nevertheless, to be satisfying, the book must finish in a way that it pacifies and releases the tension previously build up. Books must have the ability to smooth down the tension to determine whether a finale is satisfying or not. Edward Albee is keen to portray a good and satisfying ending in “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” while “The Handmaid’s Tale” by Margaret Atwood; although it has a ideal ending, the author fails to satisfy the reader’s expectations by leaving the readers cliffhanging.
Edward Albee’s “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” and Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” manage to attain good endings by following a process of 5 steps. The books start with a good introduction comprised by a good setting of the scene. By having a good introduction, the book has the ability to incorporate the reader quickly to the fictional panorama to make him want to find out what will happen next. Furthermore, events follow a clear fixed internal chronological order of time, which accompanied with a good portrayal of the different characters, are factors to create a good ending. These factors are not only keen for the success of the book but they stimulate the path to the creation of good plots giving rise to powerful most energetic climaxes. The ability from the authors to finish the books in non-predictable endings; either by wrapping up loose ends while at the same time, changing unexpectedly the direction of the events ,or by leaving the reader’s in suspense urging to know what happened to the remaining characters make it possible to achieve good endings.
“Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” captivates the reader’s from the opening of the scene by its volcanic beginning. George and Martha start the script by talking in a high tensed impacting way which surely causes a reflex in the reader’s expectations. They defy each other by asking about the knowledge of certain pictures and imitations; this is captivating...