Authors and Books to Memorize Flashcards
What is the central theme of ‘The Great Gatsby’ by F. Scott Fitzgerald?
The American Dream, wealth, and social status in the 1920s.
What does ‘Moby-Dick’ by Herman Melville explore?
Themes of obsession, fate, and humanity through Captain Ahab’s pursuit of the white whale.
What societal issues does ‘The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn’ by Mark Twain critique?
Societal norms, racism, and freedom along the Mississippi River.
What are the main themes of ‘The Scarlet Letter’ by Nathaniel Hawthorne?
Sin, guilt, and redemption set in Puritan New England.
Who is the protagonist in ‘The Catcher in the Rye’ by J.D. Salinger?
Holden Caulfield.
‘Beloved’ by Toni Morrison addresses the legacy of _______.
[slavery]
‘The Grapes of Wrath’ by John Steinbeck deals with what historical context?
Economic hardship and family survival during the Great Depression.
What does ‘Invisible Man’ by Ralph Ellison explore?
Racial identity and the search for personal significance.
What is the central theme of ‘Of Mice and Men’ by John Steinbeck?
Friendship, dreams, and loneliness during the Great Depression.
‘Fahrenheit 451’ by Ray Bradbury is a dystopian novel about _______.
[censorship, loss of individuality, suppression of critical thought]
What does ‘Macbeth’ by William Shakespeare depict?
Ambition, guilt, and the corrupting power of unchecked desire.
‘Hamlet’ by William Shakespeare focuses on themes of _______.
[revenge, madness, consequences of indecision]
What themes are explored in ‘Pride and Prejudice’ by Jane Austen?
Social class, marriage, and individual agency in 19th-century England.
‘Jane Eyre’ by Charlotte Brontë is a coming-of-age novel about _______.
[love, independence, personal growth]
‘Frankenstein’ by Mary Shelley examines the consequences of _______.
[scientific overreach and the quest for knowledge]
What is the central conflict in ‘Wuthering Heights’ by Emily Brontë?
Obsession and revenge in a dark love story.
‘1984’ by George Orwell critiques _______.
[government control, surveillance, totalitarianism]
What does ‘Great Expectations’ by Charles Dickens explore?
Social class, personal development, and the effects of ambition.
‘Dracula’ by Bram Stoker examines _______.
[the nature of evil and the supernatural]
‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ by Oscar Wilde is about _______.
[vanity, moral corruption, pursuit of eternal youth]
‘The Raven’ by Edgar Allan Poe deals with themes of _______.
[grief, loss, madness]
‘I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud’ by William Wordsworth celebrates _______.
[nature’s restorative power]
‘Ozymandias’ by Percy Bysshe Shelley reflects on _______.
[the transient nature of power and human achievement]
‘The Waste Land’ by T.S. Eliot is a modernist poem that explores _______.
[fragmentation, disillusionment, spiritual decay of society]
‘Ode to a Nightingale’ by John Keats examines the tension between _______.
[the real world and the ideal]
‘How Do I Love Thee?’ by Elizabeth Barrett Browning is a famous _______.
[sonnet expressing love and devotion]
‘Because I Could Not Stop for Death’ by Emily Dickinson personifies _______.
[death and reflects on life and the afterlife]
‘Song of Myself’ by Walt Whitman celebrates _______.
[individuality and the interconnectedness of life]
‘One Hundred Years of Solitude’ by Gabriel García Márquez is a landmark work of _______.
[magic realism]
‘Things Fall Apart’ by Chinua Achebe addresses the clash between _______.
[traditional African culture and British colonialism]
‘The Brothers Karamazov’ by Fyodor Dostoevsky explores themes of _______.
[morality, faith, nature of human existence]
‘The Stranger’ by Albert Camus is about _______.
[existentialism, absurdity, alienation of modern life]
‘Crime and Punishment’ by Fyodor Dostoevsky is a psychological novel about _______.
[guilt, redemption, moral dilemmas]
‘Don Quixote’ by Miguel de Cervantes follows the adventures of _______.
[a delusional knight]
‘The Iliad’ and ‘The Odyssey’ by Homer are epic poems that explore _______.
[heroism, fate, will of the gods]
‘The Aeneid’ by Virgil tells the story of _______.
[Aeneas’s journey and the founding of Rome]
‘The Tale of Genji’ by Murasaki Shikibu explores _______.
[the life of the noble Genji and complexities of love and power]
‘Les Misérables’ by Victor Hugo examines _______.
[justice, morality, redemption in post-revolutionary France]
‘The Road’ by Cormac McCarthy is a dystopian novel about _______.
[survival, love, despair in a post-apocalyptic world]
‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ by Margaret Atwood critiques _______.
[patriarchy and totalitarianism]
‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ by Harper Lee addresses _______.
[racial injustice and morality in the American South]
‘Slaughterhouse-Five’ by Kurt Vonnegut is a satirical novel about _______.
[the absurdity of war]
‘Bridge to Terabithia’ by Katherine Paterson is about _______.
[friendship, imagination, and loss]
‘The Outsiders’ by S.E. Hinton explores themes of _______.
[social class differences, identity, teenage rebellion]
‘The Giver’ by Lois Lowry focuses on a society that eliminates _______.
[memories and emotions]
‘Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone’ by J.K. Rowling follows _______.
[Harry Potter through his magical education]
‘Holes’ by Louis Sachar is a coming-of-age story about _______.
[Stanley Yelnats uncovering family secrets]
‘A Wrinkle in Time’ by Madeleine L’Engle blends _______.
[space, time, and family themes]
‘The Hunger Games’ by Suzanne Collins critiques _______.
[power and inequality]
‘The Call of the Wild’ by Jack London tells the story of _______.
[Buck, a dog forced to survive in the wild]
‘Charlotte’s Web’ by E.B. White is about a friendship between _______.
[a pig named Wilbur and a spider named Charlotte]
‘The Fault in Our Stars’ by John Green is a contemporary romance about _______.
[two teenagers meeting at a cancer support group]
‘The Crucible’ by Arthur Miller is set during _______.
[the Salem witch trials]
‘A Separate Peace’ by John Knowles explores _______.
[friendship, rivalry, and loss during World War II]
‘Animal Farm’ by George Orwell critiques _______.
[the rise of totalitarianism]
‘Lord of the Flies’ by William Golding examines _______.
[human nature and the collapse of society]
‘The Hobbit’ by J.R.R. Tolkien follows _______.
[Bilbo Baggins on his journey through Middle-earth]
‘The Road Not Taken’ by Robert Frost reflects on _______.
[choices, paths, and their consequences]
‘Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night’ by Dylan Thomas is about _______.
[defiance against death]
‘The Secret Garden’ by Frances Hodgson Burnett is about _______.
[the transformation of a lonely girl through a hidden garden]
‘The Color Purple’ by Alice Walker focuses on the struggles of _______.
[African-American women in early 20th-century America]
‘The House on Mango Street’ by Sandra Cisneros reflects on _______.
[identity and community of a young Latina girl]
‘Wonder’ by R.J. Palacio tells the story of a boy with a _______.
[facial deformity navigating middle school]
‘Things Fall Apart’ by Chinua Achebe explores the impacts of _______.
[colonialism on traditional Igbo society]
‘The Little Prince’ by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry is a philosophical novella about _______.
[a young prince traveling and learning about love and human nature]
‘The Diary of a Young Girl’ by Anne Frank offers a powerful voice of _______.
[resilience and hope during the Holocaust]
‘The Kite Runner’ by Khaled Hosseini explores themes of _______.
[friendship, betrayal, redemption]
‘A Raisin in the Sun’ by Lorraine Hansberry addresses _______.
[the struggles of a working-class African-American family]
‘Death of a Salesman’ by Arthur Miller explores the concept of _______.
[the American Dream]
‘Waiting for Godot’ by Samuel Beckett is a play about _______.
[existentialism and the absurdity of life]
