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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. Wrote The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle






2. Wrote Roll of Thunder






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






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






5. Wrote Sounder






6. Wrote The Glory Field






7. 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






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






9. 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






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






11. 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






12. Wrote Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass - editor of 'The North Star -' abolitionist - was self - educated slave






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






14. Wrote Time for Andrew: A Ghost Story






15. Wrote Hoot






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






17. Wrote Johnny Tremain






18. Wrote The Outsiders






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






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






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






22. Wrote The House on Mango Street






23. Wrote David Copperfield - Great Expectations; English novelist during Victorian era






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






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






26. Wrote To Kill a Mockingbird; American author






27. 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;






28. Wrote Wuthering Heights






29. 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






30. Wrote The Yearling






31. Wrote Island of Blue Dolphins

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






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. 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






35. Wrote Witch of Blackbird Pond






36. Wrote Alice In Wonderland






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






38. Wrote Touching Spirit Bear






39. Wrote Sarah Plain and Tall






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






41. Wrote The Chocolate War






42. Wrote Ethan Frome






43. 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






44. Wrote Roll of Thunder - Hear my Cry






45. 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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46. 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






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






48. 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






49. 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






50. Wrote Crispin - Nothing But The Truth