Graff, "The Vanishing Classics and Other Myths"

I thought that this article was very fun and interesting to read. I find it hard to believe that Clausen would bet that the Color Purple is taught in more English class than Shakespeare’s entire plays combine. This statement alone has spark critic to come forward and say that classic works are replaced by “trendy lightweights.” Graff claims that these critics have not research the issue and that they only made assumption. If they research it they would have been proven wrong. Graff have proves in his claim that classic works are being replaced in today’s English class. Some English class is “trendy lightweights”, but to say that all would be a false assumption and misinterpretation of the English courses. For the most part, I believe that in the English courses classic novels are not included enough in the curriculum. Overall, I think that classic novel may slowly vanish if teachers do not include it in the curriculum to arouse interest for students to read.