The ending of the modern short story doesn't require a long summary of what happened "afterwards." The novel, though, presents a slightly different case. After having spent so long with the characters, the reader of a novel has become so interested in them, almost fond of them as acquaintances, that he is not adverse to a long "afterward" or "conclusion" that tells how they married, settled down and raised children and grew old together.
Rust Hills, Writing in General And The Short Story In Particular, 1987
Rust Hills, Writing in General And The Short Story In Particular, 1987
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