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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. 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






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






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






4. 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






5. Wrote Fahrenheit 451 - Dandelion Wine






6. 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






7. Wrote The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle






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






9. Wrote The Hobbit






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






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






12. Wrote Emma; Pride and Prejudice; Persuasion; Mansfield Park - et al.






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






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






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






17. Wrote Sarah Plain and Tall






18. 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






19. 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






20. Wrote Touching Spirit Bear






21. In a futuristic America - a firefighter (Guy Montag) decides to buck society - stop burning books - and start seeking knowledge; themes: censorship - knowledge vs. ignorance - religion as a knowledge giver






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






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






24. Wrote Julie of the Wolves






25. Wrote Holes






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






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






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






29. Wrote Doctor Faustus






30. 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






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






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






33. Wrote The Chocolate War






34. 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






35. 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






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






37. Wrote Walk Two Moons






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






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






40. Wrote Watership Down






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






42. Wrote The Outsiders






43. Wrote The Aeneid






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






45. 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






46. Wrote Night






47. 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






48. Wrote The Outsiders






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






50. 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