In storylines where the protagonists are in physical danger, a happy ending would mainly consist in their surviving and successfully concluding their quest or mission where there is no physical danger, a happy ending is often defined as lovers consummating their love despite various factors which may have thwarted it and a considerable number of storylines combine both factors.Ī Times review of The Spy Who Came in from the Cold strongly criticised John le Carré for failing to provide a happy ending, and gave unequivocal reasons why in the reviewer's opinion such an ending is needed: 'The hero must triumph over his enemies, as surely as Jack must kill the giant in the nursery tale. Freebase (5.00 / 1 vote) Rate this definition:Ī happy ending is an ending of the plot of a work of fiction in which almost everything turns out for the best for the protagonists, their sidekicks, and almost everyone except the villains.
