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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. Wrote The Giver - Number the Stars






2. Wrote Shiloh






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






4. 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






5. Wrote Hatchet






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






8. 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






9. Wrote The Outsiders






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






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






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






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






14. 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






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






16. Wrote Out of the Dust






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






18. Wrote The Real McCoy: The Life of an American Inventor






19. Wrote Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man: 20th century Irish author






20. Wrote The House on Mango Street






21. Wrote The Pigman






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






23. Wrote Billy Budd - Sailor; Moby Dick; classified as a Dark Romantic; American novelist - short story writer - essayist - and poet






24. 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






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






26. Wrote The Great Gatsby






27. Wrote The Swiss Family Robinson






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






29. Wrote Doctor Faustus






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






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






33. 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






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






35. Wrote The Glory Field






36. Wrote Roll of Thunder






37. 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






38. 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






39. 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






40. '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






41. Wrote Maniac Magee






42. 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






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






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






45. A man is shipwrecked on an island - where he lives for more than 20 years - fending off cannibals and creating a pleasant life for himself






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






47. 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






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






49. 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






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