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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

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1. Wrote Roll of Thunder






2. Wrote Mrs. Dalloway - Night and Day - The Voyage Out - and Jacob's Room; English novelist and essayist; one of the foremost modernist literary figures of 20th century






3. Wrote Walk Two Moons






4. Bildungsroman; after being expelled from a prep school - a 16- year - old boy (Holden Caulfield) goes to NYC - where he reflects on the phoniness of adults and heads towards a nervous breakdown






5. Wrote A Farewell to Arms - The Old Man and the Sea - and The Sun Also Rises; American writer and journalist; veteran of WWI - belongs to literary movement called 'The Lost Generation'






6. Wrote Their Eyes Were Watching God; 20th century African - American writer; folklorist during the Harlem Renaissance






7. After having an affair with a handsome military man - a woman kills herself; russion - 1970s - psychological novel






8. Wrote A Bridge to Terabithia






9. Wrote Fahrenheit 451 - Dandelion Wine






10. Wrote 'On First Looking Into Chapman's Homer -' 'To Autumn -' and 'Bright Star - Would I Were Stedfast As Thou Art;' English poet in Romantic movement during early 19th century; motifs include departures and reveries - the five sense and art - and th






11. 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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12. Wrote Charlotte's Web






13. A monomaniacal captain tries and fails to kill a monstrous white whale; adventure story - quest tale - allegory; protagonist: Ishmael - Ahab; antogonist: Ahab - great white sperm whale






14. Wrote 1984 - Animal Farm; dark satire on Stalinist totalitarianism






15. Wrote The Aeneid






16. Wrote The Hobbit






17. Wrote To Kill a Mockingbird; American author






18. 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






19. After surviving a poverty - stricken childhood - the death of his mother - a cruel stepfather - and an unfortunate first marriage - a boys finds success as a writer; themes: plight of the weak - importance of equality in marriage - dangers of wealth






20. A pampered dog (Buck) adjusts to the harsh realities of life in the North as he struggles with his recovered wild instincts and finds a master (John Thorton) who treats him right; novel - adventure story - setting late 1890s






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






22. Wrote I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings; African - American autobiographer and poet






23. Wrote Witch of Blackbird Pond






24. Wrote The Canterbury Tales






25. set in modern times and focuses on the current circumstances of Stanley Yelnats - an unfortunate - unlucky young man who is sent to Camp Green Lake for a crime he didn't commit






26. Wrote Sarah Plain and Tall






27. Wrote Frankenstein; Romantic British novelist - short story writer - dramatist - essayist - biographer - travel writer






28. Wrote 'In Reference to her Children;' English - American writer - first notable American poet; first woman to be published in Colonial America






29. Wrote Wuthering Heights






30. Wrote Because of Winn - Dixie






31. Inspired by witch's prophecy - a man murders his way to the throne of Scotland - but his conscience plagues him and his fellow lords rise up against him; themes: unchecked ambition as a corrupting force - relationship between cruelty and masculinity






32. Wrote Alice In Wonderland






33. Wrote 'Prometheus Unbound -' 'Ode to the West Wind -' and 'To A Skylark'






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






35. Wrote Billy Budd - Sailor; Moby Dick; classified as a Dark Romantic; American novelist - short story writer - essayist - and poet






36. Wrote 'A Fisherman -' 'The Second Coming -' and 'Easter 1916;' Irish poet and dramatist; foremost figures of 20th century literature; British WWI poet






37. Wrote The Story of My Life and The Frost King; American author - political activist - lecturer; first deafblind person to earn BA






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






39. Wrote 'She Walks in Beauty' and 'When We Two Parted;' British poet and leading figure in Romanticism






40. Wrote Hatchet






41. Wrote 'Self - Reliance;' Transcendentalist poet - essayist - speaker






42. Wrote The Eye - the Ear - and the Arm






43. 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






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






45. Wrote Sonnet 18 - Hamlet - and Macbeth; greatest playwright who ever lived - prolific poet - known for sonnets






46. Wrote The Awakening - The Storm; feminist author of the 20th century; born in St. Louis - Missouri






47. Wrote The Pigman






48. Wrote The Great Gatsby






49. Wrote Lord of the Flies - To the Ends of the Earth; British novelist - poet






50. Wrote David Copperfield - Great Expectations; English novelist during Victorian era