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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. Wrote Alice In Wonderland






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






3. Wrote Walk Two Moons






4. 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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5. 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






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






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






8. Wrote Touching Spirit Bear






9. 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






10. Wrote The Glory Field






11. After two marriages to oppressive men - a woman (Janie Crawford) finds temporary happiness with a husband twelve years her junior; themes: the illusion of power - non - necessity of relationships - folkloric quality of religion






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






13. Wrote To Kill a Mockingbird; American author






14. Wrote The Swiss Family Robinson






15. Wrote Hatchet






16. Wrote Billy Budd - Sailor; Moby Dick; classified as a Dark Romantic; American novelist - short story writer - essayist - and poet






17. Wrote The Yearling






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






19. Wrote Watership Down






20. Wrote Because of Winn - Dixie






21. Wrote The Outsiders






22. Wrote The Voice on the Radio






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






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






25. 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






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






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

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






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






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






31. Wrote Witch of Blackbird Pond






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






33. In an attempt to prove a theory - a student (Raskolnikov) murders two women - after which he suffers greatly from guilt and worry; psychological drama - setting in the 1860s






34. 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






35. Wrote The Hobbit






36. Wrote Out of the Dust






37. Wrote The Catcher in the Rye






38. Wrote Ethan Frome






39. Wrote Jane Eyre






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






41. Bildungsroman; after being expelled from a prep school - a 16- year - old boy (Holden Caulfield) goes to NYC - where he reflects on the phoniness of adults and heads towards a nervous breakdown






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






43. Wrote The Aeneid






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






45. '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






46. Wrote Holes






47. Wrote Shiloh






48. A self - made man (Gatsby) woos and loses a married aristocratic woman (Daisy) he loves






49. Wrote Time for Andrew: A Ghost Story






50. 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