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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. 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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2. Wrote Watership Down






3. Wrote The Outsiders






4. Wrote The Great Gatsby






5. Wrote Doctor Faustus






6. Wrote Touching Spirit Bear






7. Wrote The Pigman






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






9. 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;






10. heroic fantasy novel about a small group of British rabbits; Fiver - a young runt rabbit who is a seer - receives a frightening vision of his warren's imminent destruction






11. In a futuristic America - a firefighter (Guy Montag) decides to buck society - stop burning books - and start seeking knowledge; themes: censorship - knowledge vs. ignorance - religion as a knowledge giver






12. Wrote Because of Winn - Dixie






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






14. A girl (Alice) falls asleep and dreams of a series of adventures; children's novel; fantasy






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






16. Wrote The Yearling






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






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






19. Wrote Time for Andrew: A Ghost Story






20. 'Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? / Thou art more lovely and more temperate;' Shakespearean couplet with ABAB CDCE EFEF GG rhyme scheme






21. A self - made man (Gatsby) woos and loses a married aristocratic woman (Daisy) he loves






22. Wrote Alice In Wonderland






23. 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






24. Wrote The Weary Blues - The Ways of White Folks - and Not Without Laughter; American poet - novelist - playwright - short story writer - and columnist; early innovator for literary art known as jazz poetry; best known for work during Harlem Renaissan






25. 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






26. Wrote Jane Eyre






27. Wrote Island of Blue Dolphins

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






29. 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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30. 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






31. Wrote The Voice on the Radio






32. Wrote The Glory Field






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






34. Wrote The Chocolate War






35. Maintains the bird metaphor throughout the poem's ninety - six lines - describing the various 'flights' of five of her children and her concerns about those remaining in the nest

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






37. Wrote The Swiss Family Robinson






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






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






40. Wrote Out of the Dust






41. A black girl growing up in the South struggles against racism - sexism - and lack of power






42. Wrote Crispin - Nothing But The Truth






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






44. Wrote Beloved - The Bluest Eye - and Song of Soloman; female - African - American writer - won Pulitzer Prize in 1988






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






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






47. Wrote Leaves of Grass; celebrated the freedom and dignity of the individual and sang the praises of democracy






48. 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






49. Wrote 'We Are Seven -' 'The Prelude -' and 'The World is Too Much With Us;' English Romantic poet; joint publication of 'Lyrical Ballads' with Samuel Taylor Coleridge; motifs: wanders vs wandering - memory - vision/sight - light - leech gatherer; bel






50. Wrote Walk Two Moons







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