<p>"Well, the whole point of that essay is to see what you yourself, without any classroom guidance, can get out of a piece of literature. "</p>
<p>Exactamundo! You can obviously use online guidance if you need inspiration, but they just want to see how you chew up, digest, and explain a piece of literature that you haven’t discussed in-depth with profs who have just told you what THEY think and forced you to think the same way. They want to hear what YOU have to say.</p>