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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. Wrote Roll of Thunder - Hear my Cry






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






3. Wrote The Great Gatsby






4. 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






5. Wrote The Canterbury Tales






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






7. Wrote Little Women; American novelist






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






9. Wrote Island of Blue Dolphins

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10. Wrote Night






11. 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.






12. Wrote The Catcher in the Rye






13. Wrote Doctor Faustus






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






15. Wrote Fahrenheit 451 - Dandelion Wine






16. 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






17. Wrote The Pigman






18. 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






19. Wrote Hoot






20. 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






21. Wrote The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer






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






23. 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






24. 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






25. 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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26. Wrote 'Aurora Leigh -' poet of the Victorian era






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






28. Wrote Julie of the Wolves






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






30. Wrote Sonnet 18 - Hamlet - and Macbeth; greatest playwright who ever lived - prolific poet - known for sonnets






31. 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






32. 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






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






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






35. 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






36. Wrote Emma; Pride and Prejudice; Persuasion; Mansfield Park - et al.






37. Wrote Because of Winn - Dixie






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 Charlotte's Web






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






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






42. Wrote The Swiss Family Robinson






43. Wrote The Yearling






44. Wrote Mrs. Dalloway - Night and Day - The Voyage Out - and Jacob's Room; English novelist and essayist; one of the foremost modernist literary figures of 20th century






45. Wrote Walk Two Moons






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






47. Wrote The Chocolate War






48. Wrote Crispin - Nothing But The Truth






49. Wrote Out of the Dust






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