Happy Endings Margaret Atwood Analysis
“Happy ending” is Margaret Atwood short fiction story about two undeveloped character,
whom she called John and Mary. The story itself is very different from most of other
short stories, Atwood present six different stories with all same character and each story
provide different plot with the same conclusion. However, what stood out most is
Atwood visibly addressed the stereotypical belief women are inferior to men,
representing the gender bias against women. Firstly, the stereotypical belief that
considering women are sexually objectified and treated as an object by the male.
Secondly, women are predominately interested in a marriage and can do anything to get
married. Lastly, Atwood discourses woman are more frequently cheated …show more content…
Initially, in “Happy Ending” Atwood addresses the stereotypical belief that women are
sexually objectified and treated as an object by men. In scenario B, Mary being
protagonist is the way of Atwood to demonstrate readers that in social culture context
women are sexually objectified and viewing their body as an object of male sexual …show more content…
This whole
paragraph shows women are primarily interested in marriage and can do anything to get
married.
Lastly, Atwood strongly addresses the women are more often cheated because they are
sensitive and emotional. Generally, in society we have stereotypical belief
that women are emotional and sensitive as compared to man. People do have stereotype
belief, that men are more dominant in the relationship. As the matter of fact that, in
scenario B and C Atwood portrays her belief that woman are more often cheated and men
hold more advantage within the relationship. As she states, “Her friends tell her they’ve
seen him in a restaurant with another woman, whose name is Madge” (Par 8). Mary loves
John, she cooked dinner for him and slept with him, but he has no special feeling for her.
Instead, he takes another woman out on a dinner date. John betrayed Mary, she felt
betrayed and commit suicide. In addition, in scenario C John is married to Madge but He
falls in ove with a twenty-two-year-old named Mary, and they start an affair. “John
whom she called John and Mary. The story itself is very different from most of other
short stories, Atwood present six different stories with all same character and each story
provide different plot with the same conclusion. However, what stood out most is
Atwood visibly addressed the stereotypical belief women are inferior to men,
representing the gender bias against women. Firstly, the stereotypical belief that
considering women are sexually objectified and treated as an object by the male.
Secondly, women are predominately interested in a marriage and can do anything to get
married. Lastly, Atwood discourses woman are more frequently cheated …show more content…
Initially, in “Happy Ending” Atwood addresses the stereotypical belief that women are
sexually objectified and treated as an object by men. In scenario B, Mary being
protagonist is the way of Atwood to demonstrate readers that in social culture context
women are sexually objectified and viewing their body as an object of male sexual …show more content…
This whole
paragraph shows women are primarily interested in marriage and can do anything to get
married.
Lastly, Atwood strongly addresses the women are more often cheated because they are
sensitive and emotional. Generally, in society we have stereotypical belief
that women are emotional and sensitive as compared to man. People do have stereotype
belief, that men are more dominant in the relationship. As the matter of fact that, in
scenario B and C Atwood portrays her belief that woman are more often cheated and men
hold more advantage within the relationship. As she states, “Her friends tell her they’ve
seen him in a restaurant with another woman, whose name is Madge” (Par 8). Mary loves
John, she cooked dinner for him and slept with him, but he has no special feeling for her.
Instead, he takes another woman out on a dinner date. John betrayed Mary, she felt
betrayed and commit suicide. In addition, in scenario C John is married to Madge but He
falls in ove with a twenty-two-year-old named Mary, and they start an affair. “John