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Old 2012-11-14, 11:24   Link #854
maximilianjenus
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generally speaking the reason true end are preferred over happy endings is that true ends usually have the characters grow up and mature and while the world is in a worse state overall in a true end than in a happy end, the characters in a true end are on a better, more mature state.
just compare the cinderella with he little mermaid, while the cinderella could be said to be a happy end cinderella never matures or learns anything, so the moment something goes wrong instead of "happily ever after" you can expect things to go really bad, on the other hand the little mermaid learns a lot about love and self sacrifice, so even if anything bad happens later she can easily cope with it.
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