- To learn about literature.
- To learn about the history about literature.
- To get a better vocabulary through reading and writing.
- To get credits towards college, a job, and other things.
I feel Richard Cory would have never surprised an open source learning network because, if he was a part of it he would have people to talk to, he would know who cares, and even if he did still decide to commit suicide, it wouldn't have been a surprise, we would've already known.