One might find them-self continuously reading the same sad book over and over again. Imagining their life had some  tragic event, or even  creating scenes in the minds of how  to handle a situation. if need be. We sit and read stories of heartbreak, death, and other tragic events constantly; it's almost all me read now a days. The news is even filled with story that  only leaves us feeling sorrowful. So what is it that causes us to  be drawn back to these stories endlessly,  why do we subject ourselves to feel  an emotion that is one of our least favorite?  In my research, I found a website that pinpointed this exact topic. Experts  came up with  scientific conclusions  to why our brain is more drawn to sadness then joy. It is believed that hearing a sad occurrence, or tragedy causes one to re-evaluate close relationships that you have with others subconsciously.  And in addition, helps the relationship grow stronger and healthier. This could be explain by stating from the analyzer's observation that "negative thoughts and events cause one to think more seriously about their life and others."
     So how does this come to par with  MR. Carty's AP English class now? Hm, well if we were to think back to every book we have read in school, we would be able to find at the least one tragedy that occurs in every book. "Of Mice and Men", Lenny is shot it the back of the head after accidentally murdering a women. Gatsby's mistress is horrifically hit by a car and killed, and later Jay Gatsby himself is found shot down. Julius Caesar's tragic, historical death is shown in Shakespeare's play, "Julius Caesar." The list could go on and on, but that's not what matters. The important factor to this is that every single one of has developed and grown off sadness. Even as children reading "Bridge to Terrabithia" and the poor girl falls and dies. We are accustomed to these stories, even made them appear in the cirriculum, where we don't even realize that every book we read has in one way or another a sorrowful part. This is probably on purpose too. I'm sure we are being tested to see how we feel each time after a book. Remorse, happiness, paranoid, etc. These books define  who we are by character .