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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. 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






2. Wrote Shiloh






3. 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






4. 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






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






6. Wrote The Glory Field






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






9. 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






10. Wrote Doctor Faustus






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






12. 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;






13. Wrote Sounder






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






15. Wrote Crispin - Nothing But The Truth






16. Four March sisters (Amy - Jo - Beth - Meg) in 19th century New England struggle with poverty - juggle their duties - and their desire to find love






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






18. Wrote Fahrenheit 451 - Dandelion Wine






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






20. 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






21. Wrote 'Any Human to Another -' 'Color -' and 'The Ballad of the Brown Girl;' American Romantic poet; leading African - American poets of his time; associated with generation of poets of the Harlem Renaissance






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






23. Wrote Out of the Dust






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






25. Wrote Maniac Magee






26. Wrote Little Women; American novelist






27. 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






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






29. 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






30. Wrote A Bridge to Terabithia






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 Holes






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






34. 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






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






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






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






38. 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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39. Wrote Bud Not Buddy - The Watsons Go to Birmingham






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






41. Wrote The Outsiders






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






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






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






45. 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'






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






47. Wrote Hoot






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

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49. 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






50. Wrote Jane Eyre