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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

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






2. Wrote Touching Spirit Bear






3. 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






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






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






6. Wrote The Outsiders






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






8. Wrote 'We Are Seven -' 'The Prelude -' and 'The World is Too Much With Us;' English Romantic poet; joint publication of 'Lyrical Ballads' with Samuel Taylor Coleridge; motifs: wanders vs wandering - memory - vision/sight - light - leech gatherer; bel






9. Wrote Walk Two Moons






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






11. 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






12. Wrote The Hobbit






13. Wrote The Invisible Man - The War of the Worlds - The Time Machine






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






15. A self - made man (Gatsby) woos and loses a married aristocratic woman (Daisy) he loves






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






17. Wrote The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle






18. Wrote Charlotte's Web






19. '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






20. 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






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






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






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






24. Wrote The Giver - Number the Stars






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






26. Wrote Holes






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






28. Wrote Out of the Dust






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






30. Wrote 'Aurora Leigh -' poet of the Victorian era






31. 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






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






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






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






35. Wrote The House on Mango Street






36. Wrote The Glory Field






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






38. Wrote Little Women; American novelist






39. 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






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






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






42. 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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43. 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






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






45. 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






46. Wrote A Bridge to Terabithia






47. A Trojan (Aeneas) destined to found Rome - undergoes many trials on land and sea during his journey to Italy - finally defeating the Latin Turnus and avenging the murder of Pallas.






48. Wrote The Catcher in the Rye






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






50. 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