options. But do we really know the truth about mechanized animal farming and slaughterhouses, herbicide and pesticide use, and labels that promise ""Certified Humane""?"  (less)

also shows how the novel reflects Twain's deep investment in what Carl F. Wieck calls an openminded, unbiased perception of the well-springs of the American spirit.PClearly, Twain knew the Mississippi River and its people well. With Frederick Douglass, William Dean Howells, Ulysses S. Grant, and John Hay (Abraham Lincoln's personal secretary) among his friends, Twain also knew America. That understanding, Wieck shows us, is richly evident in Huckleberry Finn by the ways Twain explored themes of justice, rights, knowledge, and truth; engaged with the thought of Douglass, Lincoln, and Thomas Jefferson; and expressed concern over the public discourse on race and equality.PIn addition, in discussions that range from number play in the novel to the symbolic potential of the Mississippi's awesome, one-way flow, Wieck looks closely at Twain's storytelling craft. Filled with new and challenging insights, Refiguring Huckleberry Finn reintroduces us to one of our greatest novels and one of our finest novelists.  (less)

book provides extensive study of these tropes relative to five key categories in human life: race, class, gender, the environment, and war. Readers are provided with analyses of the ways in which tropes work in particular texts, as well as the opportunity to engage in both analysis and composition of trope-laden discourse.B/I/B/UFor those interested in improving their critical thinking, reading and writingPB1. Figuring./BBRA Vignette.BRLiteral Language.BRFigurative Language and Worldviews.BRBack to the Vignette.BRFour Tropes: metaphor, analogy, synecdoche, irony.BRFlashpoints.BRGenres: expository essay, speech, poem, letter.BRPostmodernity.BRMetaphor.BRAnalogy.BRSynecdoche.BRIrony.BRA Preview.PB2. Figuring Race./BBRRace as Symbolic Construct and Material Reality.BRW.E.B. Du Bois and The Crisis.BRAnalysis: Du Bois on Education.PB3. Figuring Class./BBRClass as Symbolic Construct and Material Reality.BRThe American Catholic Bishops and Economic Justice for All.BRAnalysis: Economic Justice for All.PB4. Figuring Gender./BBRGender as Symbolic Construct and Material Reality.BRSojourner Truth and Ain't I a Woman?BRAnalysis: Ain't I a Woman.PB5. Figuring The Environment./BBRThe Environment as Symbolic Construct and Material Reality.BRGary Snyder and For All.BRAnalysis: For All and Breasts.PB6. Figuring War./BBRWar as Symbolic Construct and Material Reality.BRAbraham Lincoln'sBRSecond Inaugural Address.BRAnalysis: Abraham Lincoln'sBRSecond Inaugural Address.PBAPPENDIX A./BBRW.E.B. Du Bois Education. 1912.BR---Education. 1915.BR---Education. 1922.PBAPPENDIX B.?è  (less)