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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. 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






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






3. Wrote The Yearling






4. Wrote The Aeneid






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






6. Wrote The Fall of the House of Usher - The Murders in the Rue Morgue - and The Raven; wrote poems: 'To Science -' 'The City and the Sea -' and 'Silence;' American writer - poet - editor and literary critic; part of American Romantic Movement






7. 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






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 'She Walks in Beauty' and 'When We Two Parted;' British poet and leading figure in Romanticism






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






11. 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






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






13. Wrote Shiloh






14. Wrote Johnny Tremain






15. 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






16. Wrote The Swiss Family Robinson






17. Wrote Sounder






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. Wrote Sarah Plain and Tall






20. 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






21. Wrote Wuthering Heights






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






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






24. Wrote The Great Gatsby






25. It is set in a future society which is at first presented as a utopian society and gradually appears more and more dystopian; therefore - it could be considered anti - utopian; the novel follows a boy named Jonas through the twelfth year of his life;






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






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






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






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






30. Wrote The Outsiders






31. Wrote To Kill a Mockingbird; American author






32. Wrote Ethan Frome






33. Wrote Witch of Blackbird Pond






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






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






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






37. 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






38. 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






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






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






41. Wrote Hatchet






42. Wrote Time for Andrew: A Ghost Story






43. 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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44. Wrote Charlotte's Web






45. Wrote The Outsiders






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. An argument for individual resistance to civil government in moral opposition to an unjust state

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48. Wrote Jane Eyre






49. 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.






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