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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

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






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






3. 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






4. Wrote Ethan Frome






5. Wrote 'Self - Reliance;' Transcendentalist poet - essayist - speaker






6. Wrote Robinson Crusoe; known as the father of the English novel






7. Wrote Roll of Thunder - Hear my Cry






8. Wrote Maniac Magee






9. Wrote Night






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






11. A pampered dog (Buck) adjusts to the harsh realities of life in the North as he struggles with his recovered wild instincts and finds a master (John Thorton) who treats him right; novel - adventure story - setting late 1890s






12. Wrote 'Prometheus Unbound -' 'Ode to the West Wind -' and 'To A Skylark'






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






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






15. 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






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






17. Wrote The Yearling






18. Wrote Julie of the Wolves






19. Wrote Walk Two Moons






20. 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






21. Four March sisters (Amy - Jo - Beth - Meg) in 19th century New England struggle with poverty - juggle their duties - and their desire to find love






22. Wrote Fahrenheit 451 - Dandelion Wine






23. Wrote Crispin - Nothing But The Truth






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






25. 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






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






27. Wrote Wuthering Heights






28. 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






29. Wrote The Giver - Number the Stars






30. 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






31. Wrote Little Women; American novelist






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






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






34. Wrote The Chocolate War






35. 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






36. 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






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






38. Wrote The Catcher in the Rye






39. 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;






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






41. Wrote Hoot






42. 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






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






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






45. Wrote The House on Mango Street






46. Wrote The Fall of the House of Usher - The Murders in the Rue Morgue - and The Raven; wrote poems: 'To Science -' 'The City and the Sea -' and 'Silence;' American writer - poet - editor and literary critic; part of American Romantic Movement






47. Wrote The Hobbit






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






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






50. Wrote The Great Gatsby