Question

Why is a resolution important to a short story?

The resolution moves the story to an unstable position.
The resolution puts the events and characters in a stable situation, ending the tension of a story.
The resolution offers the reader a final confrontation between struggling forces.
The resolution depicts the main problem that characters must solve.

Answer 1

The correct answer is - The resolution puts the events and characters in a stable situation, ending the tension of a story.

Resolution is the final stage of story development, where everything is resolved, as the name itself states. All problems, conflicts, misunderstandings, everything is solved in the end, and the characters (as well as the readers) can finally relax now that everything is settled, in a good way, or in a bad one.