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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. Wrote The Diary of a Young Girl (autobiographical literature set between 1942-1944) 1st published in 1952 - chronicles her life in Nazi Germany






2. 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






3. Wrote The Outsiders






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






5. After having an affair with a handsome military man - a woman kills herself; russion - 1970s - psychological novel






6. Wrote Because of Winn - Dixie






7. 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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8. Wrote Jane Eyre






9. Wrote Walk Two Moons






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






11. Wrote Sarah Plain and Tall






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






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






14. Wrote The Voice on the Radio






15. Wrote The House on Mango Street






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






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






18. Wrote Charlotte's Web






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






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






21. Wrote Julie of the Wolves






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






23. Wrote Watership Down






24. 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






25. Wrote Sounder






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






27. Wrote The Great Gatsby






28. Wrote Maniac Magee






29. 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






30. Wrote Time for Andrew: A Ghost Story






31. 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






32. 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






33. Wrote Ethan Frome






34. Wrote Witch of Blackbird Pond






35. 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






36. 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






37. Wrote The Yearling






38. Wrote Roll of Thunder






39. 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'






40. 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






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






42. Wrote Crispin - Nothing But The Truth






43. Wrote A Bridge to Terabithia






44. Wrote The Swiss Family Robinson






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






46. 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






47. Wrote Hatchet






48. Wrote Sonnet 18 - Hamlet - and Macbeth; greatest playwright who ever lived - prolific poet - known for sonnets






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






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