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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

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1. 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






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






3. Wrote The Yearling






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






5. Wrote Bud Not Buddy - The Watsons Go to Birmingham






6. 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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7. Wrote Little Women; American novelist






8. After two marriages to oppressive men - a woman (Janie Crawford) finds temporary happiness with a husband twelve years her junior; themes: the illusion of power - non - necessity of relationships - folkloric quality of religion






9. Wrote The Outsiders






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






11. Wrote Walk Two Moons






12. Wrote 'The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock -' 'The Waste Land' and 'The Hollow Men;' British WWI poet - playwright - and literary critic






13. Wrote Watership Down






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






15. Wrote The Glory Field






16. Wrote The Swiss Family Robinson






17. Wrote Holes






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






19. Wrote Hatchet






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






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






22. Wrote Charlotte's Web






23. 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






24. 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






25. Wrote Because of Winn - Dixie






26. 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






27. Wrote The Outsiders






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






29. Southern gothic novel; bildungsroman; narrator: Scout; serious issues dealing with rape and inequality






30. A group of poor kids (greasers) hold their own against a group of rich kids (socials aka socs) - losing two of their own in the process; protagonist: Ponyboy Curtis; bildungsroman; setting 1960s






31. An argument for individual resistance to civil government in moral opposition to an unjust state

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32. 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;






33. Wrote Crispin - Nothing But The Truth






34. Wrote The Catcher in the Rye






35. 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'






36. Wrote The Bell Jar; born during the great depression






37. Wrote Fahrenheit 451 - Dandelion Wine






38. Book written by George Orwell - announced an insane world of dehumanization through terror in which the individual was systematically obliterated by an all - power elite; key phrases: Big Brother - doublethink - Newspeak - the Ministry of Peace...Tru






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






40. Wrote Time for Andrew: A Ghost Story






41. Wrote Julie of the Wolves






42. Wrote 'Civil Disobedience;' American author - poet - naturalist - tax resister - development critic - surveyor - historian - philosopher - and leading transcendentalist






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






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






45. 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






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






47. 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






48. A naive young man (Henry Fleming) matures as a result of fighting in the Civil War






49. 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






50. Gothic novel; a scientist creates a monster - and then abandons it in horror - a decision that leads to disaster and the deaths of nearly everyone he loves







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