What is the primary effect of using 'Alternative Endings' in a metafictional work?
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Correct answer: To show that narrative resolution is an arbitrary choice by the writer
By providing multiple endings, the author exposes the 'artificiality' of a closed ending. It suggests that no story has a natural conclusion, only a point where the author decides to stop writing.
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