I liked this short story a lot! At first I didn't know where this story was going and how everything was going to connect. The beginning of the third paragraph in C, was when I figured out how everything connected. I think the author Margaret Atwood was playing around with the idea of "perfect story family" that you read or watch when your younger. Meaning in A they fall in love, get married, have kids, go on vacations, and eventually die together. All the stories after A even though they ended the same it wasn't a "perfect story. I really like how she connected B and C, and then C with D and E. I liked how in C John is cheating on Madge with a women named Mary, even though in B it says that John and Mary continue with the story of A, which is basically a good life. I think she was trying to write that even though it might seem that they have a good life, two children, a charming house, and hobbies there is more to the story. There life might seem perfect on the outside but John is cheating on his wife and ends up killing himself, Mary, and James. I also like in F Margaret Atwood explained why she wrote this short story this way.
G. (Our own ending for John and Mary)
John and Mary fall in love and get married. They both have good jobs, which they have worked hard to get. They buy and move into a decent sized house. They travel and dine with their friends frequently. Eventually they feel they are ready for children. They find out devastating news that they cannot conceive. Even though they have dreamed of having a family they put those dreams away for the time being. Ten years past and their love for one another has only grown. One day Mary gets bad news from her doctor, she has a rare form of cancer and only has two months to live. Mary dies with John sitting by her side.
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