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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. 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






2. 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






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






4. 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






5. Wrote The Great Gatsby






6. 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






7. 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






8. 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






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






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

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11. Wrote 'On First Looking Into Chapman's Homer -' 'To Autumn -' and 'Bright Star - Would I Were Stedfast As Thou Art;' English poet in Romantic movement during early 19th century; motifs include departures and reveries - the five sense and art - and th






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






13. Inspired by witch's prophecy - a man murders his way to the throne of Scotland - but his conscience plagues him and his fellow lords rise up against him; themes: unchecked ambition as a corrupting force - relationship between cruelty and masculinity






14. Wrote Hatchet






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






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






17. Wrote The House on Mango Street






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






19. Wrote The Glory Field






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






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






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






23. 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






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






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






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






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






28. Wrote Because of Winn - Dixie






29. Wrote Red Badge of Courage; American novelist - short story writer - poet - journalist - raised in NY and NJ; style and technique: naturalism - realism - impressionism; themes: ideals v. realities - spiritual crisis - fears






30. Wrote Hoot






31. Wrote The Outsiders






32. 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






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






34. Wrote The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle






35. Wrote Out of the Dust






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






37. 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






38. Wrote Walk Two Moons






39. 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






40. 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






41. Wrote A Bridge to Terabithia






42. 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






43. Wrote The Invisible Man - The War of the Worlds - The Time Machine






44. Wrote The Swiss Family Robinson






45. Wrote 'The Birth - Mark -' The Scarlet Letter; works are considered part of the Romantic movement (specifically dark romancism)






46. 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






47. Wrote 'Aurora Leigh -' poet of the Victorian era






48. Wrote The Voice on the Radio






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