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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. 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






2. Wrote The Aeneid






3. Wrote The Great Gatsby






4. Wrote The Glory Field






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






6. Wrote To Kill a Mockingbird; American author






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






8. Wrote The Swiss Family Robinson






9. 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






10. Wrote The Yearling






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






12. Wrote The Picture of Dorian Gray; Irish playwright - poet - and author of numerous short stories and one novel






13. 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






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






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






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






17. Wrote Roll of Thunder - Hear my Cry






18. Wrote Fahrenheit 451 - Dandelion Wine






19. Wrote Doctor Faustus






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






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






22. Wrote Jane Eyre






23. Wrote Touching Spirit Bear






24. Wrote Alice In Wonderland






25. 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






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






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






28. Wrote The Giver - Number the Stars






29. Wrote Mrs. Dalloway - Night and Day - The Voyage Out - and Jacob's Room; English novelist and essayist; one of the foremost modernist literary figures of 20th century






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

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31. heroic fantasy novel about a small group of British rabbits; Fiver - a young runt rabbit who is a seer - receives a frightening vision of his warren's imminent destruction






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






33. Wrote The Outsiders






34. Wrote Walk Two Moons






35. Wrote Sounder






36. 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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37. 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






38. Wrote 'She Walks in Beauty' and 'When We Two Parted;' British poet and leading figure in Romanticism






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






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






41. Wrote Ethan Frome






42. 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






43. Wrote Hoot






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






45. 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






46. '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






47. Wrote A Bridge to Terabithia






48. Wrote Witch of Blackbird Pond






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






50. 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