"The good ended happily, and the bad unhappily. That is what Fiction means." The Inportance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
2006-10-10 09:35:51 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
Pretty simple: There's a ton of nice people out there doing good things for people that may be perverts in private life, and it goes the other way to. Things are not black and white. The meek may inherit the earth, but not until this world ends.
2006-10-10 09:42:27 · answer #1 · answered by kam_1261 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that fiction stories are unrealistic. Good things (like winning the lottery) do not always end happily in real life. It could tear apart a family. Bad things (like being arrested for drunk driving) do not always end unhappily in real life. It may be the best lesson ever learned.
2006-10-10 09:43:33 · answer #2 · answered by Meredith M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I interpret this quote to mean that in fictitious tales the good people had a happy ending and the bad people had an unhappy ending. It's the basic good triumphs evil scenario that almost never plays out in real life, but always does in stories.
2006-10-10 12:24:37 · answer #3 · answered by Heather 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
means that life doesnt always have happy ending and even if it does... nothing last forever especially the good ones. dont get mixed up between real life and fairy tales / movies.
2006-10-10 09:44:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that stories are lies. you tell the story most people want to hear ie the good guy always win and the bad guy always loses etc.
2006-10-10 09:39:30 · answer #5 · answered by konala 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Meredith nailed this one! Exactly the way I was thinking too!
2006-10-10 10:42:13 · answer #6 · answered by ????? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Right on Meredith, couldnt have said it better myself!
2006-10-10 09:44:50 · answer #7 · answered by Shannon M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋