Huck Finn's 'Hidden' Lessons Teaching and Learning Across the Color Line |
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| Author:
| Rush, Sharon E. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7425-4519-9 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2006 |
| Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $117.00 |
Book Description:
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Huck Finn's "Hidden" Lessons questions the educational suitability of "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" in the classroom. The author argues that the book teaches misguided lessons about race relations. Huck Finn's "Hidden" Lessons challenges the more typical understanding of Huck Finn and guides readers through an analysis that demonstrates how racism functions in the book and the classroom.
Huck Finn's "Hidden" Lessons questions the educational suitability of "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" in the classroom. The author argues that the book teaches misguided lessons about race relations. Huck Finn's "Hidden" Lessons challenges the more typical understanding of Huck Finn and guides readers through an analysis that demonstrates how racism functions in the book and the classroom.