Re: In search of User Perspectives on Catcher in the Rye
Matthew_Stevenson@baylor.edu
Tue, 01 Dec 1998 19:15:10 -0600
>not meaning to start an argument. i thought matt apologised for his
>post...
i apologized for the insulting tone of my post, not the attack on cliff's
notes (which are nothing like an annotated edition). i stand by my righteous
indignation at the inundation of the little "how to be a better idiot" guides.
cliff's notes don't seek to elucidate a text, or prod a student to read when
they might stop. cliff's notes try to give a quick summary of plot with a few
quick answers to common high school test questions about themes and imagery
and allegory. they stifle rather than encourage reading.--matt
>(also, i'm well aware that this fully contradicts anything i may have said
>recently
>about the use of green day and other musicians in english classes. whoever
>said opinions were constant? :))
p.s. Do I contradict myself?
Very well then I contradict myself,
(I am large, I contain multitudes.)
Uncle Walt