Sunday, June 06, 2010

8: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

I dug this one out of the bookroom, too. Lots of dust on these copies. I'm moving away from what others in my department are teaching, but really, if we're going to say that the junior curriculum focuses on the American Experience, how can we not teach some real standards of the cannon, such as Huck Finn, The Sun Also Rises and My Antonia?

We're in the middle of this book now, and I'm glad I'm ending the year with this. There's plenty for us to dig our teeth into for analysis, but Twain tells such a good story that many students are really enjoying their ride down the Mississippi.

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