Postmodern writing is supposed to leave the reader uncomfortable with the ending. This is because postmodernism, as a philosophy, states that there are infinite interpretations, therefore, postmodern writing necessarily leaves multiple interpretations. Even though Atwood seemingly leaves numerous clues as to the alleged guilt of Grace, there are never enough clues to truly be sure of anything one didn’t personally experience. One can never know what truly happened because one cannot distinguish whether or not Grace was hiding the truth because she was trying to protect herself because of her lower status, or because she was guilty and trying to hide it. This is how reality works, no one can ever really know for sure the truthfulness of what another person is saying.