>Protagonists all go on to live happily fulfilling lives with children and marriage and smiles
"NOOOOOOOOOOOO THIS IS THE PATRIARCHY THIS IS MISOGYNY RACISM SEXISM HELLLLLLLP!!!"

>Protagonists go to be miserable, having everything they accomplished trampled on, and being replaced and outdone by a new hip younger protagonist
"Heh, genius. Expectations subverted. Finally something new".


Why are they like this?