Hidden Slave Narratives: The Power of Teaching Empathy with Children’s Literature

Authors

  • Elisabeth Wilkes

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33043/DLR.2.0.94-105

Keywords:

Children Chapter Books, Historical Empathy, Teaching Empathy, Lemony Snicket, Louis Sachar, Contemporary Slavery, Holes, A Series of Unfortunate Events, The Miserable Mill, A Bad Beginning, Youth Advocacy

Abstract

This essay investigates depictions of slavery in Holes (1997) and A Series of Unfortunate Events (1999) to argue that children’s literature can be used to effectively teach empathy and to promote anti-slavery advocacy in children.

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Published

2015-01-13

How to Cite

Wilkes, E. (2015). Hidden Slave Narratives: The Power of Teaching Empathy with Children’s Literature. Digital Literature Review, 2, 94–105. https://doi.org/10.33043/DLR.2.0.94-105

Issue

Vol. 2 (2015): Slavery Now

Section

Articles