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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

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1. Wrote The Great Gatsby






2. Wrote Johnny Tremain






3. Wrote Out of the Dust






4. 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






5. Wrote The Swiss Family Robinson






6. Wrote A Bridge to Terabithia






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






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






9. Wrote Hatchet






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






11. 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






12. 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






13. Wrote Doctor Faustus






14. 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






15. Wrote The Aeneid






16. Wrote Charlotte's Web






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






18. 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






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






20. 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






21. Wrote The Outsiders






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






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






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






25. '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






26. Wrote The Catcher in the Rye






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






28. Wrote Witch of Blackbird Pond






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






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






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






32. 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






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






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






35. 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






36. 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






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






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






39. Wrote Roll of Thunder - Hear my Cry






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






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






42. Wrote Night






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






44. Wrote Time for Andrew: A Ghost Story






45. Wrote The Color Purple; American author - self - declared feminist and womanist; won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction






46. 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'






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






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






49. Wrote The Canterbury Tales






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