- The protagonist achieves their goal and lives happily ever after.
- The protagonist overcomes a great challenge and emerges stronger than before.
- The protagonist finds love and happiness with another person.
- The protagonist is reunited with a long-lost loved one.
- The protagonist is saved from danger by someone unexpected.
- The protagonist is given a second chance at life.
- The protagonist finds peace and contentment in their life.
Unhappy endings:
- The protagonist dies tragically.
- The protagonist is defeated by their enemy and their plans are ruined.
- The protagonist is betrayed by someone they trusted.
- The protagonist loses their loved ones or their home.
- The protagonist is cursed or otherwise afflicted by a supernatural force.
- The protagonist is driven mad by grief or trauma.
- The protagonist is left alone and isolated in the world.
Ambiguous endings:
- The protagonist's fate is left uncertain.
- The ending is open to interpretation, with multiple possible meanings.
- The ending is a cliffhanger that leaves the reader wondering what will happen next.
- The ending is a twist that changes the entire meaning of the story.
- The ending is a dream or a hallucination, and it is unclear what is real and what is not.
- The ending is a cycle that repeats itself, with no clear resolution.
- The ending is a metaphor for something else, and it is up to the reader to decide what it means.