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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. Wrote Holes






2. NOT anti - society or anti - community; presupposes that the mind is initially the subject to an unhappy conformity; calls on individuals to value their own thoughts - opinions - experiences above those presented to them by other individuals - societ

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3. A great warrior - goes to Denmark on a successful mission to kill Grendel; he returns home to Geatland - where he becomes king and slays a dragon before dying; poem; alliterative verse - elegy - small scale heroic epic; author unknown; setting around






4. Wrote My Antonia; prolific during the 1920s - reputation as one of the most important post - Civil War American authors






5. Wrote The Color Purple; American author - self - declared feminist and womanist; won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction






6. Wrote The Fall of the House of Usher - The Murders in the Rue Morgue - and The Raven; wrote poems: 'To Science -' 'The City and the Sea -' and 'Silence;' American writer - poet - editor and literary critic; part of American Romantic Movement






7. Wrote Out of the Dust






8. Wrote Maniac Magee






9. Wrote The Call of the Wild - Sea - Wolf - White Fang






10. Wrote The House on Mango Street






11. Wrote Sarah Plain and Tall






12. Wrote A Bridge to Terabithia






13. Wrote Time for Andrew: A Ghost Story






14. Wrote Roll of Thunder






15. Wrote The Diary of a Young Girl (autobiographical literature set between 1942-1944) 1st published in 1952 - chronicles her life in Nazi Germany






16. Wrote Fahrenheit 451 - Dandelion Wine






17. Wrote 'The Road Not Taken;' American poet; highly regarded for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of American colloquial speech; won Pulitzer Prizes for Poetry four times






18. Wrote 'Aurora Leigh -' poet of the Victorian era






19. Wrote The Swiss Family Robinson






20. Wrote 'The Birth - Mark -' The Scarlet Letter; works are considered part of the Romantic movement (specifically dark romancism)






21. Wrote The Giver - Number the Stars






22. Wrote The Joy Luck Club (widely hailed for its depiction of the Chinese - American experience of the late 20th century)






23. Wrote Island of Blue Dolphins

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24. Wrote The Great Gatsby






25. Wrote Touching Spirit Bear






26. Wrote The Invisible Man - The War of the Worlds - The Time Machine






27. Wrote The Outsiders






28. Wrote To Kill a Mockingbird; American author






29. Wrote Because of Winn - Dixie






30. It is set in a future society which is at first presented as a utopian society and gradually appears more and more dystopian; therefore - it could be considered anti - utopian; the novel follows a boy named Jonas through the twelfth year of his life;






31. A group of Chinese mothers and their American - born daughters struggle to communicate and understand each other; four families dipicted Woo - Jong - Hsu - and St. Clair






32. Wrote The Pigman






33. The portrait of a sinful young man ages while the young man depicted in the portrait remains youthful; English Gothic novel






34. Wrote Roll of Thunder - Hear my Cry






35. Wrote Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass - editor of 'The North Star -' abolitionist - was self - educated slave






36. Wrote The Picture of Dorian Gray; Irish playwright - poet - and author of numerous short stories and one novel






37. Wrote A Wrinkle in Time - A Swiftly Tilting Planet - A Wind in the Door - The Small Rain - 24 Days before Christmas

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38. The protagonist of the story is a boy named Sandy whose family must deal with a variety of struggles imposed upon them due to their race and class in society in addition to relating to one another






39. Wrote The Outsiders






40. An ex- slave is haunted by the memory of the daughter she killed; historical fiction - ghost story; characters include: Baby Suggs - Denver - Sethe






41. A young woman (Esther Greenwood) whose talent and intelligence have brought her close to achieving her dreams must overcome suicidal tendencies






42. Wrote The Hobbit






43. Wrote Little Women; American novelist






44. Wrote The Lion - the Witch - and the Wardrobe






45. A man is shipwrecked on an island - where he lives for more than 20 years - fending off cannibals and creating a pleasant life for himself






46. Wrote The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle






47. Wrote Witch of Blackbird Pond






48. Wrote Emma; Pride and Prejudice; Persuasion; Mansfield Park - et al.






49. Wrote Ethan Frome






50. Wrote Crime and Punishment; Russian writer - essayist - philosopher