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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. Wrote The Voice on the Radio






2. Wrote Witch of Blackbird Pond






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






4. Wrote Island of Blue Dolphins

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






6. 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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7. 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;






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






9. Wrote Jane Eyre






10. 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






11. Wrote The Pigman






12. Wrote The Giver - Number the Stars






13. Wrote 'History of a Nun;' prolific dramatist of the Restoration (18th century) - one of the first English female writers






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






15. 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






16. Wrote The Outsiders






17. 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






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






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






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






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






22. 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






23. Wrote Johnny Tremain






24. 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






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






26. Wrote Red Badge of Courage; American novelist - short story writer - poet - journalist - raised in NY and NJ; style and technique: naturalism - realism - impressionism; themes: ideals v. realities - spiritual crisis - fears






27. Wrote Charlotte's Web






28. Wrote The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle






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






30. Wrote Alice In Wonderland






31. Wrote Walk Two Moons






32. 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






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






34. 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






35. Wrote Roll of Thunder - Hear my Cry






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






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






38. Wrote The Outsiders






39. Wrote Julie of the Wolves






40. Wrote The Swiss Family Robinson






41. Wrote Hatchet






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






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






44. An ex- slave is haunted by the memory of the daughter she killed; historical fiction - ghost story; characters include: Baby Suggs - Denver - Sethe






45. 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






46. Wrote The Yearling






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






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






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






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