This is amazing. I'm jealous you get to teach literature! I also admire your ability to deal so objectively and practically with the idea of your authority to teach such a subject under such circumstances.

Now that I think about it, the themes in the book are not necessarily things these students would have thought about already. And it's particularly interesting that you can visit the implications of the book for American culture. Based on how my students react to some class conversations, I think it's a connection young people outside the States might not realize is possible. I hesitate to say "you go girl!" But there, I did anyway. :)