Response to "Happy Endings"

Margaret Atwood's short story titled "Happy Endings" was a very interesting yet saddening poem. The different variations throughout each scenerio make this poem a desire to read. Each scenerio created unlimited amounts creativeness to continue the short story while adding some of your own words. She does a great job of just getting straight to the point in each story and does it effectively to keep the reader interested into what will happen next. It was easy to read and follow along and each story had it's own twist to it as oppose to traditional falling in love and live happily ever after. The most intruiging one is when John and Mary die because readers can imagine what could go on after they die, which could bring up a heavy discussion or even how they died. John and Mary do well as characters as they portray their emotions towards the plot of each story which is why the several different endings of each story are different. Overall, it was a great poem and fun to read. The only thing I wish was that their was a bit more detail included to grasp more of how the scene plays out but in a more effecient way.