Death is inevitable; if you want happiness in life, try A. Margaret Atwood, the author of “Happy Endings,” uses six separate short stories to describe outcomes with different scenarios. The author practices the use of flash fiction which is added to the entirety of each version. Although this short story has parts of unusual context, the content can teach some reflection on life. As the reader analyzes the six versions, gender roles become evident as the story progresses. Atwood begins the short story by introducing the two main characters, John and Mary, and then recounts various options as to who they are and what is happening to them. In Margaret Atwood's short story, "Happy Endings," the central theme of the fiction has several differences. No matter how hard society tries to achieve the perfect life, it doesn't always go as planned. It doesn't matter whether the characters are bored and depressed, confused and guilty, or virtuous and lucky; the progressive path to version A is not always within reach. Atwood says near the end of the short story: "You'll have to face it, the endings are the same no matter which way you slice it." Don't let the other endings fool you, they are all false, either deliberately false, with malicious intent to deceive, or simply motivated by excessive optimism, or even outright sentimentality. The only authentic ending is the one proposed here: John and Mary die. John and Mary die. John and Mary die” (690). The idea of ​​this short story is not the fact that everyone dies, but the eventful memories that can give value to life. The author says: “So much for the endings. Beginnings are always more fun. However, true connoisseurs are known to favor the middle section, as it is the most difficult to do. That's about all that can be said about the plots, which anyway are just one thing after another, a what and a what and a what. Now try how and why” (690). This short story forces readers to question the meaning of life. Every story has the same ending, because every life has the same ending. Life is exciting because of the experiences that can lead each individual on their own life path. The how and why are the inspirations, feelings and interpretations that the reader goes through as they make their way through Version A. Be adventurous and create memories because the story is not in the ending ; it's in what is done along the way