Scenes from The Wire: D'angelo Barksdale discusses The Great Gatsby

Many critics have said that The Wire has the depth of great literature, and this scene is a perfect example of why. In it, D'Angelo Barksdale discusses The Great Gatsby in a prison reading group and shows some wonderful insight into the Gatsby character. But here's the kicker... about half way from through his little speech about Gatsby, you realize that D'Angelo is really talking about himself. Very, very few shows have that many layers and have that much depth.