Endings
The most conventional resolution is the happy ending. When we deal with the happy ending, the conflict arc is always resolved. And when the conflict is resolved, usually, the stories and the characters are given the same resolutions. In theory, traditional narrative construction consider the conflict arc as the main engine of the material wherein characters and stories are complimentary elements.
But I do not subscribe to this view. I feel that the material is divided into four primary arcs that are equally important. Thus, each arc has its own autonomy as well as identity within a collective which I call the material.
It seems that when we are confronted with a happy ending, there is a sense of predictability. Well, that is true in a certain extent but one must compensate for it by making the struggles within a material full of twists and turns. Or, come up with a happy ending that is out of this world.
Again, I know that this is difficult. Making an unique happy ending is like making an elephant disappear in front of an audience. But, if you really try hard, maybe you might pull it off.
By: MELCHOR DF. ESCARCHA