Sad Endings Vs Happy Endings

“Happy endings sometimes lack the grating realism that sad endings have” (Sad vs Happy Endings – Which Is Better?). Happy endings are known to be favorable by an audience. Everyone wants to see the prince marry the princess and live happily ever after. Cheerful resolutions convey the message things will always work out perfectly in life, but in the real world that is not true. Although not everyone loves a tragic outcome, they do capture the reality of life. Happy endings create unrealistic fantasies for people. Greater lessons are learned in sad resolutions because they teach readers important morals and are more memorable to readers’ minds.
Sad resolutions teach readers significant lessons they can carry throughout their lives. Many people dislike dismal outcomes because they cannot deal with their favorite characters getting hurt. Regardless, unhappy endings teach important morals while joyous endings just signify unrealistic situations. Would everybody still learn the message of not talking to strangers if the wolf did not eat the grandma in Little Red Riding Hood? As a matter of fact, K.M. Weiland—a award-winning and internationally published author—states her opinion, “These are the stories that speak bluntly about hard subjects and force their characters—and their readers—to face hard truths and, hopefully, walk away from the realizations as someone slightly different and perhaps slightly better” (Are Happy Endings a Must?). Furthermore, her opinion contributes to