Happy ending
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- | A '''happy ending''' is an [[ending]] of the [[Plot (narrative)|plot]] of a work of [[fiction]] in which most everything turns out for the best for the [[hero]] or heroine, their [[sidekick]]s, and just about everyone but the [[villain]]s. This is epitomized in the standard [[fairy tale]] ending phrase, ''"[[happily ever after]]"'' or ''"and they lived happily ever after."'' Satisfactory happy endings are happy for the reader as well, in that the characters he or she sympathizes with are rewarded. They are also denominated as '''feelgood'''. | ||
+ | A '''happy ending''' is an [[ending]] of the [[Plot (narrative)|plot]] of a work of [[fiction]] in which most everything turns out for the best for the [[hero]] or heroine, their [[sidekick]]s, and just about everyone but the [[villain]]s. This is epitomized in the standard [[fairy tale]] ending phrase, ''"[[happily ever after]]"'' or ''"and they lived happily ever after."'' Satisfactory happy endings are happy for the reader as well, in that the characters he or she sympathizes with are rewarded. They are also denominated as '''feelgood'''. In the modern world, happy endings have sometimes been viewed as an American specialty (read: Hollywood), and the English-language words happy ending (or happy end) have been imported as-is into other languages to make this point. | ||
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[[comedy]] - [[happiness]] - [[poetic justice]] - [[romantic comedy]] - [[plot device]] - [[story]] - [[technique]] | [[comedy]] - [[happiness]] - [[poetic justice]] - [[romantic comedy]] - [[plot device]] - [[story]] - [[technique]] |
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A happy ending is an ending of the plot of a work of fiction in which most everything turns out for the best for the hero or heroine, their sidekicks, and just about everyone but the villains. This is epitomized in the standard fairy tale ending phrase, "happily ever after" or "and they lived happily ever after." Satisfactory happy endings are happy for the reader as well, in that the characters he or she sympathizes with are rewarded. They are also denominated as feelgood. In the modern world, happy endings have sometimes been viewed as an American specialty (read: Hollywood), and the English-language words happy ending (or happy end) have been imported as-is into other languages to make this point.
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comedy - happiness - poetic justice - romantic comedy - plot device - story - technique
Other 'endings'
open ending - sad ending - twist ending - Happily ever after