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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

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1. Wrote The Eye - the Ear - and the Arm






2. 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






3. 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






4. Wrote Jane Eyre






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






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






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






8. 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






9. 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






10. Wrote The House on Mango Street






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






12. 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






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






14. Wrote The Giver - Number the Stars






15. Wrote Out of the Dust






16. Wrote The Outsiders






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






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






19. Wrote Maniac Magee






20. Wrote Night






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






22. 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






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






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






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






27. Wrote Roll of Thunder - Hear my Cry






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






29. Wrote Roll of Thunder






30. A great warrior - goes to Denmark on a successful mission to kill Grendel; he returns home to Geatland - where he becomes king and slays a dragon before dying; poem; alliterative verse - elegy - small scale heroic epic; author unknown; setting around






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






32. 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






33. 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






34. 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






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






36. Wrote The Chocolate War






37. Wrote Shiloh






38. '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






39. Wrote Ethan Frome






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






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






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






43. Wrote The Great Gatsby






44. Wrote The Joy Luck Club (widely hailed for its depiction of the Chinese - American experience of the late 20th century)






45. 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






46. 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






47. Wrote Johnny Tremain






48. Wrote Alice In Wonderland






49. 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






50. 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