When someone has a question about a book, someone always has the bright idea of sending them to SparkNotes. As a teacher, I think most students already know about all those sites, and they have already been told by their teachers to avoid them (yes, claiming someone else's ideas as your own - even SparksNotes - is plagiarism).
I think the people with questions just want help in understanding the novel, so they can form their own opinions. I’m not even going to address those people who suggest reading a notes service in lieu of reading a book, but I would like to know if the general public really thinks it's a good idea to let the authors of sites like SparkNotes form our understanding of great works of literature.
2006-07-30
14:44:55
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adelinia
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