The Semi-Sweet Ending
A common way to end the story, the semi-sweet ending has the protagonist get what they need, but not what they wanted from the start.
There are many movies that have the semi-sweet ending, as it provides a canvas for the character to develop and even transform(like in the movie Rainman).
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