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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. Wrote Lord of the Flies - To the Ends of the Earth; British novelist - poet






2. 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






3. Wrote Witch of Blackbird Pond






4. Wrote Night






5. 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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6. Wrote Sarah Plain and Tall






7. 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






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






9. An impoverished young woman (Jane) struggles to maintain her autonomy in the face of oppression - prejudice - and love; Gothic novel - bildungsroman - social portest novel






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






11. Wrote The Great Gatsby






12. Told in chapters alternating from Lorraine's and John's point of view - opens with an 'Oath -' signed by both John and Lorraine - two high school sophomores - in which they swear to tell only the facts - in this 'memorial epic' about their experience






13. Wrote Maniac Magee






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






15. Wrote Island of Blue Dolphins

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






17. Wrote Alice In Wonderland






18. 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






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






20. Wrote Jane Eyre






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






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






24. Wrote A Bridge to Terabithia






25. Wrote The Chocolate War






26. Wrote Watership Down






27. 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






28. Wrote Shiloh






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






30. Wrote The Pigman






31. Wrote Crispin - Nothing But The Truth






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






33. Wrote The Swiss Family Robinson






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






35. Wrote Because of Winn - Dixie






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






37. 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






38. 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;






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






40. Wrote 'Wild Nights -- Wild Nights!;' 'I Heard A Fly Buzz When I Died -' and 'Because I Could Not Stop For Death --;' 19th century poet; major themes: flowers/gardens - the master poems - morbidity - gospel poems - the undiscovered continent; irregula






41. Wrote Johnny Tremain






42. Epic/novel poem written in blank verse and encompasses nine books (the woman's number - the number of the prophetic books of Sibyl)






43. 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






44. 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






45. Wrote Roll of Thunder






46. 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






47. A group of English boys (Jack - Piggy - Ralph - Roger - Sam - Eric - and Simon) - marooned on an island - rapidly turn lawless and bloodthirsty






48. Wrote Holes






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






50. Wrote Ethan Frome