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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

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1. Wrote The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle






2. 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






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






4. 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






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






6. Wrote Out of the Dust






7. 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






8. 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






9. Wrote The Chocolate War






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






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






13. Wrote A Wrinkle in Time - A Swiftly Tilting Planet - A Wind in the Door - The Small Rain - 24 Days before Christmas

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14. 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;






15. Wrote Sounder






16. Wrote The Giver - Number the Stars






17. Wrote Fahrenheit 451 - Dandelion Wine






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






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






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






21. Wrote Touching Spirit Bear






22. Wrote Watership Down






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






24. 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






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






26. Wrote The Outsiders






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






28. Wrote 'In Reference to her Children;' English - American writer - first notable American poet; first woman to be published in Colonial America






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






30. Wrote The Catcher in the Rye






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






32. Wrote The Canterbury Tales






33. Wrote Holes






34. 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






35. 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






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






37. Wrote I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings; African - American autobiographer and poet






38. Wrote The Swiss Family Robinson






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






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






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






42. Wrote Jane Eyre






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






44. 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






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. Wrote Little Women; American novelist






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






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






49. Wrote The Glory Field






50. Wrote The Pigman