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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

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






2. 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






3. 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






4. Wrote 'The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock -' 'The Waste Land' and 'The Hollow Men;' British WWI poet - playwright - and literary critic






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 Canterbury Tales






7. Wrote Charlotte's Web






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






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






10. Wrote The Pigman






11. Wrote A Bridge to Terabithia






12. Wrote Hatchet






13. 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






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






15. Wrote The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle






16. 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






17. 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






18. Wrote Hoot






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






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






21. Wrote To Kill a Mockingbird; American author






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






23. 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'






24. 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






25. 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






26. Wrote The Chocolate War






27. Wrote Sounder






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






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






30. Wrote Little Women; American novelist






31. Wrote The Great Gatsby






32. Wrote Island of Blue Dolphins

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33. Wrote The Bell Jar; born during the great depression






34. Wrote Shiloh






35. 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






36. Wrote Witch of Blackbird Pond






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






38. Wrote Walk Two Moons






39. 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






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






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






42. Wrote 'Any Human to Another -' 'Color -' and 'The Ballad of the Brown Girl;' American Romantic poet; leading African - American poets of his time; associated with generation of poets of the Harlem Renaissance






43. Wrote The Glory Field






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






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






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






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






48. 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






49. Wrote Crispin - Nothing But The Truth






50. Wrote Wuthering Heights