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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. A group of English boys (Jack - Piggy - Ralph - Roger - Sam - Eric - and Simon) - marooned on an island - rapidly turn lawless and bloodthirsty






2. 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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3. In an attempt to prove a theory - a student (Raskolnikov) murders two women - after which he suffers greatly from guilt and worry; psychological drama - setting in the 1860s






4. Wrote Because of Winn - Dixie






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






6. 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






7. 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






8. Wrote The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle






9. Wrote Sounder






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






11. 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






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






13. Wrote Hatchet






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






15. Wrote Alice In Wonderland






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






17. Wrote Robinson Crusoe; known as the father of the English novel






18. Wrote Island of Blue Dolphins

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19. 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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20. 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






21. Wrote Roll of Thunder - Hear my Cry






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






23. Wrote A Bridge to Terabithia






24. Wrote The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer






25. Wrote Ethan Frome






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






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






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






29. Wrote 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow' and 'Rip Van Winkle;' American author - essayist - biographer - historian






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. 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 The Outsiders






33. Wrote The Glory Field






34. 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






35. 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






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






37. Wrote The Hobbit






38. Wrote Wuthering Heights






39. Wrote Little Women; American novelist






40. Wrote The Great Gatsby






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






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






43. Wrote Witch of Blackbird Pond






44. Wrote The Yearling






45. 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






46. Wrote Roll of Thunder






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






48. Wrote Doctor Faustus






49. Wrote Crispin - Nothing But The Truth






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