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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

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1. Wrote Touching Spirit Bear






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






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






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






6. 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'






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






8. A group of poor kids (greasers) hold their own against a group of rich kids (socials aka socs) - losing two of their own in the process; protagonist: Ponyboy Curtis; bildungsroman; setting 1960s






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






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






11. Wrote Watership Down






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






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






14. 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






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






16. Wrote The Lion - the Witch - and the Wardrobe






17. 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






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






19. 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






20. A group of animals mount a successful rebellion against the farmer who rules them - but their dreams of equality for all are ruined when one pig seizes power; novella - dystopian animal fable






21. Wrote Holes






22. 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






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






24. 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.






25. 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






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






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






28. Wrote The Outsiders






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






30. Wrote Roll of Thunder






31. Wrote The Canterbury Tales






32. Wrote Maniac Magee






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






34. Wrote Roll of Thunder - Hear my Cry






35. Wrote Because of Winn - Dixie






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






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






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






39. Wrote Out of the Dust






40. 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






41. Wrote Julie of the Wolves






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






43. Told in chapters alternating from Lorraine's and John's point of view - opens with an 'Oath -' signed by both John and Lorraine - two high school sophomores - in which they swear to tell only the facts - in this 'memorial epic' about their experience






44. 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






45. Wrote Alice In Wonderland






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






47. 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






48. Wrote Charlotte's Web






49. 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






50. Wrote Shiloh