The definition of plagiarism used by Rutgers in the Academic Policy is in-line with the typically form of plagiarism used by most schools, where any phrases, quotes, and ideas incorporated into a work is not given credit to the author or creator of those words or ideas. This is the definition of plagiarism used by schools across the US, however, Jonathon Lethem uses plagiarism in a very different way. To him, plagiarism is like a compiling of knowledge to be used as one sees fit, since every time a previously old idea is reused, it changes in ways that can make the second use of the work better. Lethem also contends that while writers and artists feel like their work is purely their own, every piece they make is influenced by the world around them, how they interact with it and what their experiences in it have been. In addition, reworking previous ideas, novels, book etc. can create something better htan the original. As Lethem states, “… second comers might do a much better job than the originator with the original idea” (Lethem, 217). For example, when Shakespeare pillaged Ovid`s play "Pyramus and Thisbe" to make Romeo and Juliet, he brought the story to a new audience in a manner they understood and could connect with better than the Roman`s version of the play. When Shakespeare`s play was picked apart to make West Side Story, the play was again updated and brought to a new generation, exposing many more people to the tragedy within the play, and allowing newer audiences to connect with the story more by bringing it into their time period.