I can't get it out of my head.

The question that was posed to us English 251 students is one that I cannot seem to stop pondering. "Why do we read?" the movie clip said that we read to know we are not alone. I think that this is a perfect answer to that question! I was reading one of my favorites the other day (I won't say which, because that would completely give away my situation! haha) but the main character is going through the exact same predicament as me! down to a t. As I was reading, it dawned on me how similar the two of us are, and I had to laugh. I know I am not alone in my problem, because at least one other person is going through it, even though she is not real. We read to know we are not alone. This phrase rings very deep in my heart. I know that I read to escape my life, and immerse myself in someone else's life. I read to know that I am not alone in this world. I read to know that I am not the only one with issues, or thoughts, or passions. I read to know that someone else in this huge world feels the way I do. The satisfaction that comes with that knowledge is priceless, and it comes with every book that I open. I love reading with a passion that some might call unhealthy, but it has a purpose to me. When i read, I feel that the characters understand me, and I understand them. I know that my crazy reading addiction has a purpose. I know that I read to know that I am not alone.