change the end

[yara]

If you want to change the end of a novel or a short story you have read
what would it be and why do you think yours is better

[PeterL]

I would change the ending of many novels and short stories that I have read. Perhaps the most extreme would be revised ending on The End of the Road. I would have had Rennie live, going to NYC for an abortion; and Horner would have settled down for a long career as an English professor.

[ThousandthIsle]

It's been 4 years since I've read Jane Eyre (as a high schooler, most importantly), so I won't pin my life on this, however: The ending really disappointed me... After all that Jane went through for Rochester, when she finally gets to settle down with him, he's entirely mangled and helpless, so Jane can't even enjoy herself with the haughty and defiant Rochester she had been in love with. It seemed unnecessary (on Bronte's part) to do that to Jane... She went through a lot for him - I think we all would have believed she truely loved Rochester - it wouldn't have taken missing body parts to convince me!

[stella]

there havent been many endings that i would change as i make sure that don't happen by reading the last page of every book before buying it.

[JediFonger]

my fav. part of any narrative art is the ending. being a lover endings, i haven't really ever thought about changing it because it's not my work to change. i accept it as is... although i'm sure many people would love to change the ending to sopranos series as an example ;).

my fav. ending is lotr's many partings. it just gives me goosebumps thinking about the ending of such a long journey.

the most confusing ending would have to be certain myths that i read. some of them simply don't end. they just stop. so it's kinda weird. i can't remember any specific examples but just the feeling of incompleteness when that happens.

[PeterL]

my fav. ending is lotr's many partings. it just gives me goosebumps thinking about the ending of such a long journey.


I also greatly enjoyed the end of LoTR. Tolkien wrapped up nearly everything. The ending was the part of the movie that I liked the least, because the wrap-up was not done.

[Silvia]

It's been 4 years since I've read Jane Eyre (as a high schooler, most importantly), so I won't pin my life on this, however: The ending really disappointed me... After all that Jane went through for Rochester, when she finally gets to settle down with him, he's entirely mangled and helpless, so Jane can't even enjoy herself with the haughty and defiant Rochester she had been in love with. It seemed unnecessary (on Bronte's part) to do that to Jane... She went through a lot for him - I think we all would have believed she truely loved Rochester - it wouldn't have taken missing body parts to convince me!
I agree with you, ThousandthIsle, but, to be honest, I would have avoided all the part in which she refuses to marry Rochester after the revelations concerning his previous wife...I mean, he explained how things were, didn't he? he felt sorry because of all the trouble she was passing through, didn't he? so why couldn't she just forgive him and spare both him and herself a year of pain and tears far from each other?
Another end I wasn't particularly satisfied with is that of Bram Stoker's Dracula, though I loved that book as a whole. In my opinion it was too a quick and undetailed end, as if the author was looking forward to finishing the novel..

[Pensive]

Harry Potter series.
Wuthering Heights (Am I not really evil to wish the younger generation should also have suffered to a total devastation?)

Can't think of any more novels at the moment.

[Bakiryu]

Yup: Harry Potter.

And the end of the Bartimaeus Triloggy: hOW CAN Nathaniel Die! :bawling: