In high school, my teacher, Mr. Slade made us read books aloud in class, if there was a movie associated with the book, we watched it, we compared the films to the books, and then we would do projects on the book. It really helped me understand more complex books and appreciate what they were really about. Some of the books we read in class were "A Catcher in the Rye", "Fahrenheit 451", "Hamlet", "The Great Gatsby" and several others. Among these books, my favorite was "The Great Gatsby", my favorite character being Gatsby because he was very