“Not Rounding Off, but Opening Out.” Comment Upon the...

â€Å"Not rounding off, but opening out.† Comment upon the way the writers of the novel and short story deal with the ending in relation to the whole. In your answer you should refer to two or three novels or short stories you have studied. The end of a short story is as important as the start. Some short stories end abruptly, leaving it open for the readers to interpret while others have a moral. In the short story Holiday by Rabindranath Tagore the end is interlinked to the title, ‘Holiday’. In face after reading the story we finally understand why it was given such a title. At the end of the story Phatik has reached his breaking point and he cannot take in anymore. He has been neglected all along and he acts like a ‘stray dog’. The end†¦show more content†¦Johnsy one of the protagonists is suffering from pneumonia and equates her life cycle with the life of a leaf on a vine outside her window. At the end of the story we see, despite all th e characters thoughts as well as the readers the leaf has endured everything and has reinforced Johnsy’s spirit. The doctor says to Sue- â€Å"She’s out of danger. You’ve won. Nutrition and care now- that’s all†. Now because of her optimism Johnsy is going to live. The most unexpected twist comes at the end with correlates the story to the title. â€Å" Ah, darling, its Behrman’s masterpiece- he painted it there the night the last leaf fell.† This ending takes everyone by shock as nothing in the story leads us to think such an end would occur. Mr. Behrman dies of pneumonia to save Johnsy’s spirit. This end has a deep impact on readers and it gives a lot more momentum to the entire story. The theme of sacrifice is finally achieved through this unexpected ending. The title has gained more meaning. In this story the ending has more of an impact than the start and such an ending highlights the characters, title as well as the theme even further. The short story The Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe is a story about a murderer. This story is unusual because of the unreliable narration and start but also because of the ending. At the end of this short story, the narrator is having a panic attack and we finally see the