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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. A black girl growing up in the South struggles against racism - sexism - and lack of power






2. Wrote The Voice on the Radio






3. Wrote Wuthering Heights






4. Wrote To Kill a Mockingbird; American author






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






6. Wrote Because of Winn - Dixie






7. Wrote Holes






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






9. Wrote The Swiss Family Robinson






10. Wrote A Bridge to Terabithia






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






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






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






14. 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






15. Wrote Jane Eyre






16. A great warrior - goes to Denmark on a successful mission to kill Grendel; he returns home to Geatland - where he becomes king and slays a dragon before dying; poem; alliterative verse - elegy - small scale heroic epic; author unknown; setting around






17. Wrote Shiloh






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






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

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20. Wrote I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings; African - American autobiographer and poet






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






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






23. 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






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






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






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






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 Doctor Faustus






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






30. Wrote Time for Andrew: A Ghost Story






31. 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






32. Wrote The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle






33. 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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34. Wrote Roll of Thunder






35. 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






36. 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






37. Wrote The Pigman






38. 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






39. Wrote The Outsiders






40. 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






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






43. Wrote Anna Karenina - War and Peace; Russian writer - realistic fiction






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






45. Wrote Witch of Blackbird Pond






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






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






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






49. Wrote Sarah Plain and Tall






50. Wrote The Hobbit