In the article Adler refers to the methods and reasons to mark a book. That it is not in fact sacrilege, but an act of making the book a part of yourself. He presents many simplified analogies that liken annotating a book to many commonplace activities. As Adler is presenting reasons for you to mark you books, he also presents counter arguments for the individuals opposed to marking books. The main goal of this article is to encourage you to write between the lines of books, which encourages active
