Huck Finn's 'Hidden' Lessons Teaching and

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.

Foreword

ix

Acknowledgments

xix

Part I: Huck the Novel: Introduction: What Is the Problem?

1

(80)

Twain and the Color Line

15

(10)

The Legal Roots of Racism during Twain's Lifetime: The ``Separate but Equal'' Doctrine

25

(10)

Huck and Emotional Segregation: A Culture of Disrespect in the Classroom

35

(28)

Huck and the Canon of American Literature

63

(18)

Part II: Teaching the Novel

81

(86)

Teaching Democratic Values

87

(10)

How a Decision to Teach Huck Conflicts with Teaching Democratic Values and Authenticity

97

(16)

What Do Children Know about Race?

113

(8)

Emotional Intelligence: A Culture of Respect and Equality in the Classroom

121

(28)

So What Do We Do with Huck?

149

(18)

Index

167

(6)

About the Author

173

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Huck Finn's 'Hidden' Lessons Teaching and Learning Across the Color Line

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