Why Do We Read?

Why do we read? We read to imagine. We read to learn. We all read for different reasons yet we all gain the same thing from reading, new knowledge. I’m not an avid reader but I do enjoy the task. Some of the favorites include The Great Gatsby and The Wettest County In America. I learned something new from each book. For example, in The Great Gatsby I learned about relationships and about solid writing. The author worded his sentences in such a way that you felt like you were standing right where the character was. I don’t say this very often because I’m a movie lover but Great Gatsby is one of those books that could never be fully represented in a film setting. The vocabulary and sentence structure is just too vivid to put into film. From reading The Wettest County In America I learned about our country’s past. I learned about the moonshine industry and how much turmoil it brought throughout America. I learned about sibling relationships and the battle between good and evil. These books both stand out in my mind and mean something to me. We read to learn and we write to express.