To understand how a story works, one has to learn that there are two kinds of desires(or wants) for the protagonist: An external desire that is known to them, and an internal desire is the need that is usually universal in nature, and more in sync with what the audience wants.
The four different endings(Sweet, Bitter, Semi-sweet and Bittersweet) is the combining and mixing of the external and internal desires.
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