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I think it is important so we can contrast how writing and society have changed but also we need to reevaluate the literary cannon to encompass new but still influential works.

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I believe we should continue to read the classics because they are as useful to your education as history. Many of the classics are perceptions of life at the time or comment on underlying issues in society. Even if these problems have dissipated, learning about these problems is beneficial for future prevention.

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I think it is important that students continue to read classics in schools because those books contain powerful messages and themes that are important in order to understand and perceive society. I feel that there is a reason why these books are considered classics and that it has the ability to greatly influence future generations.

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I think that we should still be reading some of them because some do have values that people now should know. Some other books I think are not worth it and don't show the way that society is at the moment.

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I do believe we should still be reading classics. Books such as Gatsby reflect the influence of history on our world and also show mindsets of the past. By being able to analyze this we can better the present. Disregarding the past, and older "classics" would create a one sided view. Moreover, although the selection of the books is not representative the books are still impactful and well written. The key is to not making them core cirriculum so that a scewed perception on our society is not pushed into the minds of the youth. Keep them labelled as classics but do not push monolensed views onto the education of the youth.

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I believe that we should continue to read the classics because their prominence in literature has greatly influenced the way we write. It is imperative that we read these works in order to continue to develop our writing skills.

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I believe we should read classic books because it helps us learn the literature from back in time and it can help us compare from literature today. Also these classic books have important metaphors that we can connect to real life.

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I think that we should still read the classics, but I don’t think there should be as much emphasis on their importance. I think that the reason we should read them now is to get an idea of the way society was in the past and figure out the things we may need to change now.

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I think that there are a lot of classics that are beneficial to read and analyze today, but I also think that there are some books that we could look past. For example, reading various Shakespeare plays is not as beneficial as reading more modern poetry that analyzes our world today. When we analyze our current systems, we are able to navigate the world with a more expansive lens. I do believe that books from the past, classics and others that may have been overlooked historically, are still essential to English and literature classes.

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I think students should continue to read classics in schools because it's useful for improving literacy skills. Reading 'Cult Classics' can also be beneficial to writing and analytical skills because of the complex themes. I don't think there will ever be another classic book so reading them is very valuable.

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I think we should expand the cannon but it still nevertheless is important to read from it. I think its important because it gives us a look at how writing and fiction has developed with society through hundreds of years.

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It really depends on how our society works when you read the book. the messages might be similar to our society in some way, however I feel the more recent the book has been published, the more people will relate to it.

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Sure, why not. While a book like this may not seem relatable or relevant but there's gotta be a reason its stuck around for this many decades. It's interesting to analyze the differences between today's society and that of long ago but also what ties the past and present together. Also anything that criticizes the rich should be preserved and praised forever.

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I think that we should still focus on them a little, but not as much as we have in past years. Symbolism can be found almost anywhere. Although I also think if someone is pursuing a career in english, then they should focus more on the classics.

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i think that reading books from before our time offers insight to how society was which is valuable because it's important to understand how we got to the society we are in today based on previous events, but also the classics are mostly picked by old white men and quite frankly can get boring and repetitive so we should definitely choose books from different marginalized communities for different and more interesting stories and perspectives

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I believe we should absolutely continue reading the classics in schools because they are representative of former societies and allow us to contrast them with our society today. It's like learning history and studying literature at the same time. We don't need to agree with the ideals, but it would be naïve to ignore that they once existed.

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I think that it's important to read books from different times such as this to educate ourselves on what life was truly like back then. Though I also think that this book is an example of one of the many literary canon books that aren't representative of everyone in society and only show one lens.

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I believe that in school the classics still hold some value but they are overemphasized because they all have a narrow perspective on the world. We should still be reading some of them but they should not all be required.

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While I haven't read the whole book and don't have the whole picture yet, I think it is important to take into account the age of the story or the way it is written. As the book gets older and older, it becomes more out of date and more difficult to read. So, when asking a class to read it, the old language and style may make it more difficult for students to fully understand the arguments made in the text.

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I think it is important because literary cannon is our past. It is really important to see how literature has developed over time and understand the vast array of perspectives. Howevor, I think we as a society need to take a look at what should be literary cannon and maybe try to look at a multitude of perspectives rather than a singular one.

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The Great Gatsby is a novel written in the 1920s - Do you believe we should still be reading the classics in school? Do they still hold value or have we outgrown them as a society?