The tidiness and positive conclusion to the story is super interesting considering the level of complication Grace has been through throughout the narrative. Grace receives the fairytale ending or the traditional happily ever after through marrying and becoming pregnant. Atwood could be using this as a plot device to show the reader that a character like Grace does deserve the storybook happily ever after. It could also lend itself to a feminist argument as a commentary on what is expected for a female protagonist. It does not subvert the fairytale ending but rather displays it head on with the “reward” of marriage and pregnancy.