This essay has quotes and points of view from the books Thoreau and Emerson.

Why Should We Read? Why should we read? What does reading provide us? What are the consequences of not reading? These are the questions you should think about when reading a book. Reading plain and simple books are not enough for our minds. We need to challenge ourselves to improve our self's. The challenges reading provides us will help us exercise our minds and in return we will gain knowledge. Books are like a new …

…today's society reading is not considered a luxury, as it was in the past. Luxury is something that is rare or expensive and in this society you rarely see people reading. In the past many people did not have the money to afford books and allow them to read and that is why it was considered a luxury. The outcomes of reading are to be challenged, organize your mind, and to overall expand general knowledge.