欧亨利的个人及作品英语介绍
O·Henry英语介绍
Influence
The father of the modern American short story现 代美国短篇小说之父
American life humor encyclopedia 美国生活的幽默百科全书
Short prose writer laureate as Manhattan 曼哈顿桂冠散文作家
After doing three years of the five years sentence, Porter emerged from the prison（出狱） in1901 and changed his name to O. Henry.
He moved to New York City,where over the next ten years before his death in 1910,he published over 300 stories and gained worldwide acclaim as American favorite short story writer（作为美国最受欢迎的短篇小说 作家获得了世界的好评）.
In 1887 he married Athol Estes （阿索尔·艾斯蒂斯）, they had one daughter and one son.
In early 1898 ，he was found guilty of embezzlement （贪污罪），and sentenced to five years in an Ohio prison（被判处到俄亥俄州监狱5年）.
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►Typical for O. Henry’s stories is a twist（融合） of plot （情节）which turns（运转） on an ironic （具有讽刺意 味的）or coincidental（巧合的） circumstance（环境）.
欧亨利作品浅析.英语版
ContentChapter1 Introduction (4)Chapter 2 O. Henry ‘s article style--humor (4)2.1 O. Henry ‘s article style (4)Chapter3 Unique O-style ending method (5)3.1 Improbable Coincidence (The Gift of the Magi) (5)Chapter4 The Main Theme of O’Henry’s Works (6)Chapter 5 Conclusion (7)References (8)A Brief Review on O’Henry’s Works摘要：欧.亨利，原名威廉.西德尼.波特,20世纪美国著名小说家，美国短篇小说创始人。
被誉为世界上三大著名小说巨匠，与法国的莫泊桑，俄国的契诃夫齐名。
他少年时曾一心想当画家，婚后在妻子的鼓励下开始写作。
后再银行供职时出现账目问题而入狱，在服刑期间认真写作，并以“欧.亨利”为笔名发表了大量短篇小说。
他的作品情节细腻。
语言诙谐，结局往往出人意料。
出人意料但却符合逻辑的故事结尾以及不拘一格文风在作品中最具亮点给读者留下深刻印象。
而本论文的主要围绕他的著作，如《麦琪的礼物》，《最后一片叶子》，《警察与赞美诗》，分析其故事结尾与语言风格如何达到预想的效果和如何让作者的思想在作品中得到体现。
关键词：文风，欧.亨利式结尾,人性，社会现实Abstract:O. Henry, one of the three most famous short-story writers in the world, enjoys equal status with Chekhov and Maupassant. Exquisite plot, wry humor and twist ending dominate his works. Those surprising but logical endings and article’s style are the most brilliant in all of the highlights. This thesis mainly analyses O. Henry’s surprising but logical endings and style of his famous works such as The Gift of the Magi , The Last Leaf an and The Cop and the Anthem.These O. Henry-style endings impress readers ,and at the same time ,help him express his ideas completely and vividly.So this thesis mainly analyses how O.Henry set the plot to achieve the desired ending effect,and how the twist ending help idea-expression.Key Words: artistic styles, O. Henry-style ending, humanity; social realityChapter1 IntroductionO·Henry is commonly associated with the short story and the masterful ironic “O·Henry Twist”. A prolific writer, O·Henry wrote most often about New York City, where he spent his later years, He has been called “the American De Maupassant”.Years of hardships, vagrancy and prison supplied O·Henry with abundant material for writing. The tragedy in his own life —the bad luck that seemed to bind him —had taught him a chivalrous tenderness for the unlucky, a sympathetic understanding of the underdogs, and this compassion of his is evident in most of his short stories. O·Henry’s stories about New York City —the best of which are included in The Four Million—are his most famous. His works in.The Four Billionaire full of humor. His stories are amusing, flippant, flat and filled with irony and sentiment. Drawing directly on his experiences, he combined realism with a world of his own. Commonly recurring themes in O·Henry’s short stories are those of deception, mistaken identity, the effect of coincidence, the inexorable nature of fate, and the resolution of seemingly insurmountable difficulties separating two love it.Over recent hundreds of years, works of O·Henry’s have been published for several editions, and always attracting a great number of readers. O·Henry‟s writing is seen as straightforward and simple, written in plain language. His stories may rely on a sameness of plot, but the sharp, unexpected twist at the end is still his distinctive trademark today.(田2005:5)As readers, we like O·Henry’s stories very much because we can get much fun from them. Lively characters, humorous style, and the surprising ending which leave us endless thinking, are the main factors to attract and strike us.Chapter 2 O. Henry ‘s article style--humor2.1 O. Henry ‘s article styleO. Henry good at describing the United States in particular people living in New York. His novel, witty language, the result is often surprising; because of the many descriptions of the characters and full of life, as the "Encyclopedia of American life with humor." There are representative collection of short stories, "King and cabbage", "4,000,000" and "the fate of the road." Some of the famous, such as "love at the expense" and "Police and the Hymn," "rent furnished rooms" and "The Gift of the Magi" and "the last piece of rattan leaf" to make his reputation in the world.He is a writer with a unique style, humorous works, humorous wit, vivid descriptions, concise text. Vivid description of things from the profound understanding and extensive knowledge. He was good to observe things and the accumulation of knowledge. Good at capturing life Ironically, while the wealth to the philosophy of the dramatic scenes from the grasp of the subtle characteristics of the image using the language Painted, so that the people of flesh and blood, into the Xu-xu Health.2.2 HumorO. Henry once wrote: "the nature of my jokes is amiable, irony, and never make someone angry." This is his opinion of his humor, his satire, but again not ironic.he is on the basis of goodwill, and often contain the true meaning of life in accessible short stories . And another effect is that this kind of humor played down the tragic role, so readers are more likely to accept. In addition to the humorous irony, O. Henry is good at capturing the ironic and aboundin life philosophy of dramatic scene, with the characteristics of writing outline of cartoon characters, the plot of the chrono set at the same time, the ending with unexpected knot,All this make readers in dismay want to find the deep connotation of the story, make the reader have to exclamation story of fair and reasonable, idea of exquisite. In addition to unxepecting ending ,the sequence in the novel text became O. Henry another feature of the nove.In O’Henry’s short story “The Cop and the Anthem”, he ma kes use of the vocabulary mistake and hyperbole not only endowing figures with fresh image but also obtaining definite humorous effect. It’s a concrete display of the comedic writing style and at the same time it hints at the tragic fate of the protagonist.There is such a paragraph in the article:But as Soapy set foot inside the restaurant d o o r the head waiter’s eye fell upon his frayed trousers and decadent shoes. Strong and ready hands turned him a b o u t and conveyed him in silence and haste to the sidewalk and averted the ignoble fate of the menaced mallard.Soapy’s f irst “long for being arrested” plan i s to eat extravagantly in a luxurious restaurant—“a roast duck is almost enough!” But as he sets foot inside the restaurant door, the head waiter’s eye falls upon h i s“decadent shoes”. Decadent is always used to d e s c r i b e life style or consciousness concept. The author uses it to describe Soapy’s broken shoes and exaggerates the actuality of that broken shoe to a laughable extent. Then the author also uses the humorous remarks “turn round that r o a s t duck’s nearly being killed fate “to indicate Soapy’s hope “to eat gratis is vanished.”Chapter3 Unique O-style ending methodO. Henry's trademark is the surprising ending that each of his stories contains. He sets a story moving in one direction, and just when the reader is convinced of the general direction of the narrative, the story will be completely reversed.This kind of expected but reasonable ending which called O.Henry’s ending may be a litt le sorrowful but it still gives the readers some hope,which is so-called “O.Henry’s humor(smile with tears)”And if we look back to the total story, the ending seems logical and plausible. As a “plot-maker”, and designer of incident, he is an amazing geniu s. No one can do better than him to holds the reader in “suspense”More than that, the reader scarcely knows that he is suspended until the very close of the story. Just as turns on the lights and the whole tale is revealed in its entirety. He uses this device of dramatic and humorous effect in the short story collection The Four Million which including “The Gift of the Magi ”, and “The Cop and the Anthem”“the Service of Love”“The last Leaf.”He often stresses on something important but not the most importan t in his works.The most important part always seems to write incidentally,which been the most circumscriptive reader may if more it.When the stories end in a totally unexpected but reasonable way ,we can do nothing but cheer for O.Henry’s literary talent.3.1 Improbable Coincidence (The Gift of the Magi)The novel“The Gift of the Magi” is about a young couple that is short of money but desperately wants to buy each other Christmas gifts. Unknown to Jim, Della sells her most valuable possession, her beautiful hair, in order to buy platinum as the chain for Jim's watch; unknown to Della, Jim sells his most valuable possession, his watch, to buy jeweled combs for Della's hair. In the end ,both gifts became useless——short-haired Della got a comb andJim got a chain for an already-sold watch. What a surprising coincidence! However, when we look back, we can find that O.Henry had already given us some suggestions.”Now, there were two possessions of the James Dillingham Youngs in which they both took a mighty pride. One was Jim’s gold watch that had been his father’s and his grandfather’s. The other was Della’s hair.” This description is related to how they got the money for gifts and what they bought for each other. The author used a casual and vague tone deliberately so that few people would think over its meaning before seeing the ending. So the ending turns out to be unexpected but reasonable.This coincidence is filled with complex emotions. People feel touched by the long lasting true love between the young couple and at the same time ,pity for them for their “unwise” gifts and their cruel bitter life.Though confronted with cruel reality and dull daily routine, Della and Jim can never change their eagerness toward love. To them the most valuable material possession is so slight and insignificant ,when compared with the spiritual possession of love romance.Perhaps the gifts were "unwise" as the author says, but, as he further writes, "let it be said that of all who give gifts, these two were the wisest.”In Th e Gift of the Magi , we feel so pity that Della has her precious long hair cut. But to our surprise ,Jim has sold the watch to buy the jeweled tortoise-shell combs for her wife’s hair. O.Henry does not end on the note of irony and surprise but gives to what he calls his uneventful coincidence of two foolish children the appearance of a little parable with a significant meaning. The magi , he reminds the reader ,were wise men who brought gifts to the Christ child. As for Jim and Della, the are the magi. This is the ending of the story with O.Henry’s own style.Chapter4 The Main Theme of O’Henry’s WorksIn his works, O.Henry presents the panorama of the American people to readers with ironic and humorous tone. O.Henry is sympathetic with the poor; he praises the human virtues and denounces human defeats. Humanity, as the eternal theme of O.Henry’s works, endows his works with perpetual artistic charm. Human being has many virtues from ancient times to the present. They are kind, brave, honest, hard-working, polite, thrifty, generous, and hospitable and so on. Some people pay a great deal in order to maintain these virtues, they sacrifice their own happiness even life for the lofty love and friendship; they help others without asking for rewards and regard it as a pleasure; they give up their own treasure and chance to others etc. Such people bring love and fine things to the world; they are the ones who endow the world with light and hope.Human beings have many defects, too. Sometimes t h e y are lazy, rapacious, gluttonous, officious, vain, arrogant, shameless, cowardly, impetuous etc. They benefit themselves at the expense of others, they never show mercy and sympathy to the poor in order to make money, they realize their own aims by hook or by crook etc. Their evil deeds make the world vicious. By exposing the human defects and the dark sides of the world, O.Henry wants to awaken p e o p l e’s conscience and deepest desire for all good things, so that people can use their efforts to save and cleanse the whole world.O. Henry creates a short stories which he could dominate the world , and the world as a whole is with light grey. O. Henry won't go to describe the upper-class life :a luxury and dissipation life.In contrary, he makes his writing focuse on a nobody wholives in the small world.From this world , O. Henry have created the world according to his own idea, in which expresses his sympathy as well as hate, reveals a "law of the jungle" in a capitalist society orthe rule of "the great fish eat the small one". All this, we can visit O. Henry's world from the point of O. Henry's works .Besides social deformities, O. Henry didn't forget to find a unique legend in that society. In a corner of the world, there are blooming love, friendship, lofty flowers with a spirit of sacrifice , beautiful soul and divine emotion interweaves the bright side of another society. This is mainly can be found in the part of his representative works. In The Gift of the Magi ,husband and wife be able to give up the things they proud - long hair and watch, for the Christmas gifts. Although ultimately failed to achieve, but the flower of love is brightly blossoming.For example:But on an unusually quiet corner Soapy came to a standstill. Here was an old church, quaint and rambling and gabled. Through one violet-stained window a soft light glowed, where, no doubt, the organist loitered over the keys, making sure of his mastery of the coming Sabbath anthem. For there drifted out to Soapy’s ears sweet music tha t caught and held him transfixed against the convolutions of the iron fench.<The Cop and the Anthem> The hymn of music brought homeless to restart the courage of life, which reflects the virtuous sideof societyChapter 5 ConclusionTotally speaking, in O. Henry’s works, the events of some short stories are arranged in the specific order which exceed reader’s normal expectation to the arrangement of those events in his works, make the ending unpredictable and strange. O. Henry deliberately designs the little tricks with words, for he is a master of language and not its slave. These unexpected but reasonable endings, in many conditions ,are the mos t remarkable parts in the novel. They also engage something profound in the human psyche and reflect social reality in that age . device that would become identified with his name. Wit, irony, cleverness, individuality and local color are also traditional earmarks of the typical O’Henry story. In addition, his warmth of human understanding and sympathy with the “underdog” give many of his stories poignancy. In memory of his great contribution to American literature, American literary circles set up Henry Award in 1918.References[1] Medrick, Fred. An introduction to American literature[M]. Henan University Press, 1985[2] Hudson, Long. O Henry The Man and His Work[C]. New Y ork:Russell and Russell, 1969[3] O, Henry, Heart of the West[M]. New Y ork: McClure, 1907[4] O, Henry, The Four Million[M]. New York: Doubleday, Doran and Company. 1906[5] O, Henry, 欧亨利短篇小说[6] 李国宁欧亨利式结尾的艺术魅力[7] 赵书颖“含泪的笑”与“含笑的泪”浅析欧•亨利的主题[8] 赵丽，黄春妮欧亨利作品导读[M]. 武汉武汉大学出版社2003 P3[9] 欧亨利四百万[M]. 北京：外语教学与研究出版社，1988。
关于美国作家欧亨利的英语作文
欧亨利：美国短篇小说的大师O. Henry, a pen name used by William Sydney Porter, was an American short story writer renowned for his uniquestyle and unexpected endings. Born in North Carolina in 1862, O. Henry led a troubled life, experiencing poverty, imprisonment, and separation from his loved ones. However, it was these experiences that shaped his writing and gave him a deep understanding of the complexities of human nature.Known for his ability to captivate readers with his stories, O. Henry's works were often centered around themes of love, fate, and social commentary. His unique writing style, characterized by wit, irony, and unexpected plot twists, made his stories both entertaining and thought-provoking. One of his most famous works, "The Gift of the Magi," tells the story of a poor young couple who sacrifice their most precious possessions to give each other Christmas gifts. The unexpected ending, which reveals the true value of love and sacrifice, has moved countless readers.O. Henry's stories were not just entertainment; they were also a reflection of the social issues of his time.His writing often criticized the injustices of society and the cruelty of fate. His characters, despite their misfortunes, often retained a sense of humor and hope that gave them strength to face their challenges. This optimismin the face of adversity is one of the hallmarks of O.Henry's writing.Despite his troubled life, O. Henry's legacy as awriter is timeless. His stories continue to be enjoyed by readers across the globe, who are captivated by his unique writing style and thought-provoking themes. His ability to capture the complexities of human nature and the essence of life in his stories makes him a timeless master of theshort story genre.**欧亨利：美国短篇小说的大师**欧亨利，原名威廉·西德尼·波特，是一位以笔名闻名的美国短篇小说作家，因其独特的风格和出人意料的结局而备受赞誉。
人物介绍欧亨利英文作文
人物介绍欧亨利英文作文Introduction to O. Henry。
O. Henry, the pen name of William Sydney Porter, was an American short story writer. He was born in Greensboro, North Carolina in 1862 and died in New York City in 1910. O. Henry is known for his clever and witty stories that often have a surprise ending.Early Life。
O. Henry's childhood was marked by tragedy. His mother died when he was three years old, and his father, a doctor, was an alcoholic who eventually abandoned the family. O. Henry was raised by his grandmother and aunt, who instilled in him a love of reading and storytelling.Career。
O. Henry began his career as a bank clerk in Texas, buthe was accused of embezzlement and fled to Honduras to avoid prosecution. While in Honduras, he worked as a journalist and wrote his first stories. He returned to the United States in 1897 and began writing full-time.O. Henry's stories were published in magazines such as The Saturday Evening Post and McClure's Magazine. His first book, Cabbages and Kings, was published in 1904 and was a collection of stories set in the fictional Central American country of Anchuria. His most famous story, "The Gift of the Magi," was published in 1905 and is still widely read today.Style。
欧亨利简介及评价 (中英双语)
欧·亨利与法国的莫泊桑、俄国的契诃夫并称为世界三大短篇小说巨匠。
近百年来，欧·亨利的小说在全世界一版再版，始终拥有大量的读者，足见其作品的生命力。
1918年，美国设立一年一度的“欧·亨利纪念奖”，专门奖励短篇小说的成就。
欧·亨利的名字早已和短篇小说的创作，和小人物的悲喜连在了一起。
他是一位高产的作家，一生中留下了一部长篇小说和近三百篇的短篇小说。
他的短篇小说构思精巧，风格独特，以表现美国中下层人民的生活、语言幽默、结局出人意料（即“欧·亨利式结尾”）而闻名于世。
正面欧·亨利的成功主要在于他善于捕捉和把握生活中的典型场面，在一个个生活的片断里，处于两难中的主人公必须面对抉择，这时不仅能集中刻画人物心理，也能充分展示生活中固有的矛盾。
再加上欧·亨利具有把情节剪裁得恰到好处的本领，因而能在很短的篇幅内达到一种思想与艺术相结合的完美效果，给人以强烈的印象，而这也正是短篇小说成功的关键。
反面有的外国评论家曾说过：“（欧·亨利的小说）不要真实性，没有道德意识，没有人生哲理。
”——不过这种说法被多数评论家所否定。
当时有人批评他的“欧·亨利式结尾”读多了就没意思。
——不过这种说法也被多数评论家所否定。
有人认为他的小说写的浅薄。
有人说：“在欧·亨利的所有小说中，找不出一个写得真实的人物。
”欧·亨利对自己的小说也不满意，一次他在给一位朋友的信中说过：“我是个失败的人。
我的小说究竟如何呢？老实说，我并不满意。
我就害怕人们说我是什么‘名作家’。
”O.Henry, with Maupassant and Chekhov['tʃekɔf], were honored as the three masters of short stories in the world. Again and again, his works were published all over the world, and were enjoyed by many readers, which showed its strong vitality [vaɪ'tælɪtɪ].O.Henry was a high-producing writer who left a novel and nearly three hundreds short stories. Writing at the rate of more than one story per week, O. Henry published ten collections of stories. In 1919 the O. Henry Memorial Awards for the best American short stories published each year were founded by the Society of Arts and Sciences.William Sydney Porter (September 11, 1862 –June 5, 1910), known by his pen name O. Henry, was an American writer. O. Henry's short stories are known for their wit, wordplay, warm characterization, and surprise endings.When you read his book, you will find the ending is always unexpected. For example, in the book The Cop[kɒp] and the Anthemf['ænθəm]，the hero Souby wanted to live in the prison for a settled life, so he caused some troubles, entertaining the intention of drawing the policeman’s attention. But unfortunately, things didn’t happen as he had wished. Later, Souby read an anthem by chance and decided to be a good guy. When readers, even Souby himself, believed that he would start a new life from then on, a policeman, who had once been longing for by Souby, was appeared and took Souby into the curt.The ending is out of blue, but you will find it is also resonable. It was this unique character made O.Henry’s works distinctive.O.Henry designed the ending as the soul of the whole book. He was good at writing the story dramatically and preparing the hints hidden in the unromantic and humor narration.As to O.Henry’s writing style, there exist two different sides. Some people give positivecomments about his works: O.Henry succeed by his perspective. He was able to catch a typical scene of everyday life and wrote it vividly in a short story, which achieved an artistic charm.However, there are also some critics hold an opposite view, for they think that his works was a little shallow—even O.Henry himself agreed that. He once said to one of his friends:”I am not satisfied with my works, and I’m afraid about being named as a ‘famous writer’.”Although the critic is reasonable to a certain degree, it can not be denied that O.Henry was a greatful writer. His works satirized the unfairness in that age powerfully and still have an influence.。
关于美国作家欧亨利的英语作文
关于美国作家欧亨利的英语作文（中英文实用版）{z}Title: O.Henry, a Renowned American WriterO.Henry, born William Sydney Porter, was a remarkable American writer known for his short stories, many of which included surprise endings.His works were characterized by their warmth, humor, and poignant themes, captivating readers around the world.Born on September 11, 1862, in Greensboro, North Carolina, O.Henry"s early life was marked by a series of adventures.At the age of 14, he dropped out of school to work as a pharmacist"s ter, he moved to Texas, where he became a newspaper journalist.It was during this time that he adopted the pen name O.Henry, inspired by the name of a guard at the prison where he briefly served time for embezzlement.O.Henry"s literary career took off in the early 1900s with the publication of his short story collections, such as "Rope Stories" and "Cabbages and Kings." His most famous work, "The Gift of the Magi," is a heartwarming tale about a young couple facing financial hardship during Christmas.The story showcases O.Henry"s trademark twist ending, where the couple unknowingly buys gifts that are of little value to each other, highlighting the true meaning of love and sacrifice.Another popular story by O.Henry is "The Ransom of Red Chief," which tells the tale of two kidnappers who inadvertently kidnap the sonof a wealthy businessman.The story is a humorous account of the kidnappers" attempts to ransom the boy, only to find themselves growing increasingly attached to him.O.Henry"s short stories often depicted the everyday lives of ordinary people, particularly those living in New York City"s Lower East Side.He humanized the struggles of the working class and immigrant communities, offering readers a glimpse into their triumphs and heartbreaks.Through his vivid characters and engaging storytelling, O.Henry remains a beloved figure in American literature.In recognition of his literary contributions, O.Henry was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his collected works in 1916.He passed away on June 5, 1910, but his legacy lives on through his timeless stories that continue to delight readers generation after generation.In conclusion, O.Henry"s works are a testament to the power of storytelling and the human condition.His short stories, filled with humor, heartache, and surprise, have left an indelible mark on the literary world, making him a true American classic.。
欧亨利的作品介绍
The Gift of the Magi
"The Gift of the Magi" concerns a young couple who are short of money but desperately want to buy each other Christmas gifts. Unbeknownst to Jim, Della sells her most valuable possession, her beautiful hair, in order to buy a platinum fob chain for Jim's watch; unbeknownst to Della, Jim sells his most valuable possession, his watch, to buy jeweled combs for Della's hair. The author arranged the entire plot just to get the readers to wait, to cause an suspense, the pleasurable excitement and anticipation of the outcome. From the beginning, the readers keep guessing what the Jim and Della will buy for each other, and the coincidence of their gifts is the greatest suspense the author put in his article.
"I have something to tell you," she said, "Mr. Behrman died of pneumonia today in the hospital. He was ill only two days. The janitor found him on the morning of the first day in his room downstairs helpness with pain. His shoes and clothes were soaking wet and ice cold. They couldn't imagine where he had been on such a dreadful night. And then they found a lantern, still lighted, and a ladder that had been dragged from its place, and some scattered brushes, and a palette with green and yellow colors mixed on it, and——look out the window, dear, at the last ivy leaf on the wall. Didn't you wonder why it never fluttered or moved when the wind blew? Ah, darling, it's Behrman's masterpiece——he painted it there the night that the last leaf fell."
欧亨利的个人及作品英语介绍
欧亨利的个人及作品英语介绍O.Henry’s writing stylesO.Henry is one of the American famous short-story writers. His novels expose the darkness of capitalism from different angles, describe the difficult life of lower class, praise their sincere friendship, love and desire to blessed life. He always write a comedy ending to express deep social meaning, serious social reality and higher level. Furthermore, it points out the inevitability.As we al l know O.Henry’s ending is always unexpected. He will suddenly change the inner world of the figures in an unbelievable way, or reverse the fate of the hero. In most time, it will make people feel in track, but the majority will think it reasonable after a while, such as “The Cop and the Anthem”. In the passage, Souby wanted to be in a prison so he made troubles outside. However, his hopes always were defeated. When Souby was reclaimed by the Anthem and decided to live a new life. Unfortunately, policemen put him into prison on some trumped-up charge. When all people assume he will be safe through life, policemen took him to a court. This is a typical O.Henry’s ending, which puts people into a dark hole with thinking deeply. And yet O.Henry just use this way to reflect the reality of being unable to distinguish the good from the bad.The artistic effects of O.Henry’s ending does not always appear in the end. For example, there are two plots in the “The Cop and the Anthem”. One is that Soupy molested a woman, but in an opposite manner, the woman molested him. The other is that Soupy took away a cus tomer’s illegal umbrella. Both a simple and attractive woman and a well-dressed customer give readers a decent feeling, but in fact, they are not the people whatwe are thinking. I believer everyone will think it is incredible like me. Only if we think carefully is it normal. After all, those people really exist in our society. Is everyone in upper-class noble, kind and well-behaved? Of course not, someone just put their dirty behaviors under their beautiful mask. In order to express the inner dirtiness, O.Henry had to decorate a lot in the passage. Although what it is isn’t as how it is, in short, it is reasonable. O.Henry’s ending exposed the public morals going from bad to worse of capitalism in the humors.。
欧亨利英文介绍ppt课件
◆The sacred feeling means an unspoken protest against
After Twenty Years -- 二十年以后
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The Green Door -- 绿色门 The Handbook of Hymen -- 婚姻手册
Hearts and Hands -- 心与手 The Hypotheses of Failure -- 失算
Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen -- 两位感恩节的绅士 A Service of Love -- 爱的牺牲 Shearing The Wolf -- 虎口拔牙 The Unknown Quantity -- 未知数 While The Auto Waits -- 汽车等待的时候 The Whirligig of Life -- 生活的波折 Withes‘ Loaves -- 女巫的面包
Another pen name :Olivier Henry
His primitive name : Williams Sydney Porter
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About his life
William Sydney Porter was born in Greenboro, North Carolina. His father was a physician.
►In writing style, O. Henry uses the civilian language, therefore readers can easily understand what he wants to express. Another characteristic of his language is implicative. His sense of humor expresses indirectly. Readers can still recall after reading.
O.Henry欧亨利的英文介绍资料
O. Henry.William Sydney Porter (September 11, 1862 – June 5, 1910), known by his pen name O. Henry, was an American writer. O. Henry's short stories are known for their wit, wordplay, warm characterization and clevertwist endings.Early lifeWilliam Sidney Porter was born on September 11, 1862, in Greensboro, North Carolina. He changed the spelling of his middle name to Sydney in 1898. His parents were Dr. Algernon Sidney Porter (1825–88), a physician, and Mary Jane Virginia Swaim Porter (1833–65). They were married on April 20, 1858. When William was three, his mother died from tuberculosis, and he and his father moved into the home of his paternal grandmother. As a child, Porter was always reading, everything from classics to dime novels; his favorite works were Lane's translation of One Thousand and One Nights, and Burton's Anatomy of Melancholy.[2]Porter graduated from his aunt Evelina Maria Porter's elementary school in 1876. He then enrolled at the Lindsey Street High School. His aunt continued to tutor him until he was fifteen. In 1879, he started working in his uncle's drugstore and in 1881, at the age of nineteen, he was licensed as a pharmacist. At the drugstore, he also showed off his natural artistic talents by sketching the townsfolk.Move to TexasPorter in Austin as a young manPorter traveled with Dr. James K. Hall to Texas in March 1882, hoping that a change of air would help alleviate a persistent cough he had developed. He took up residence on the sheep ranch of Richard Hall, James' son, in La Salle County and helped out as a shepherd, ranch hand, cook and baby-sitter. While on the ranch, he learned bitsof Spanish and German from the mix of immigrant ranch hands. He also spent time reading classic literature. Porter's health did improve and he traveled with Richardto Austin in 1884, where he decided to remain and was welcomed into the home of the Harrells, who were friends of Richard's. Porter took a number of different jobs over the next several years, first as pharmacist then as adraftsman, bankteller and journalist. He also began writing as a sideline.Porter led an active social life in Austin, including membership in singing and drama groups. He was a good singer and musician. He played both the guitar andmandolin. He became a member of the "Hill City Quartet," a group of young men who sang at gatherings and serenaded young women of the town. Porter met and begancourting Athol Estes, then seventeen years old and from a wealthy family. Her mother objected to the match because Athol was ill, suffering from tuberculosis. On July 1, 1887, Porter eloped with Athol to the home of Reverend R. K. Smoot, where they were married.Porter family in early 1890s—Athol, daughter Margaret, WilliamThe couple continued to participate in musical and theater groups, and Athol encouraged her husband to pursue his writing. Athol gave birth to a son in 1888, who died hours after birth, and then a daughter, Margaret Worth Porter, in September 1889. Porter's friend Richard Hall became Texas Land Commissioner and offered Porter a job. Porter started as a draftsman at the Texas General Land Office (GLO) in 1887 at a salary of $100 a month, drawing maps from surveys andfield notes. The salary was enough to support his family, but he continued his contributions to magazines and newspapers.Porter as a clerk at the First National Bank, AustinIn the GLO building, he began developing characters and plots for such stories as "Georgia's Ruling" (1900), and "Buried Treasure" (1908). The castle-like building he worked in was even woven into some of his tales such as "Bexar Scrip No. 2692" (1894).His job at the GLO was a political appointment by Hall. Hall ran for governor in the election of 1890 but lost. Porter resigned in early 1891 when the new governor, Jim Hogg, was sworn in.The same year, Porter began working at the First National Bank of Austin as a teller and bookkeeper at the same salary he had made at the GLO. The bank was operated informally and Porter was apparently careless in keeping his books and may have embezzled funds. In 1894, he was accused by the bank of embezzlement and lost his job but was not indicted.He then worked full-time on his humorous weekly called The Rolling Stone, which he started while working at the bank. The Rolling Stone featured satire on life, peopleand politics and included Porter's short stories and sketches. Although eventually reaching a top circulation of 1500, The Rolling Stone failed in April 1895 since the paper never provided an adequate income. However, his writing and drawings had caught the attention of the editor at the Houston Post.Porter and his family moved to Houston in 1895, where he started writing for the Post. His salary was only $25 a month, but it rose steadily as his popularity increased. Porter gathered ideas for his column by loitering in hotel lobbies and observing and talking to people there. This was a technique he used throughout his writing career.While he was in Houston, the First National Bank of Austin was audited by federal auditors and they found the embezzlement shortages that had led to his firing. A federal indictment followed and he was arrested on charges of embezzlement.Flight and returnPorter in his 30sPorter's father-in-law posted bail to keep him out of jail. He was due to stand trial on July 7, 1896, but the day before, as he was changing trains to get to the courthouse, an impulse hit him. He fled, first to New Orleansand later to Honduras. While holed upin a Trujillo hotel for several months, he wrote Cabbages and Kings, in which he coined the term "banana republic" to describe the country, a phrase subsequently used widely to describe a small, unstable tropical nation in Latin America with a narrowly focused, agrarian economy.[3] Porter had sent Athol and Margaret back to Austin to live with Athol's parents. Unfortunately, Athol became too ill to meet Porter in Honduras as Porter had planned. When he learned that his wife was dying, Porter returned to Austin in February 1897 and surrendered to the court, pending an appeal. Once again, Porter's father-in-law posted bail so Porter could stay with Athol and Margaret.Athol Estes Porter died on July 25, 1897, from tuberculosis (then known as consumption). Porter, having little to say in his own defense, was found guilty of embezzlement in February 1898, sentenced to five years in prison, and imprisoned on March 25, 1898 at the Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus, Ohio. While in prison, Porter, as a licensed pharmacist, worked in the prison hospital as the night druggist. Porter was given his own room in the hospital wing, and there is no record that he actually spent time in the cell block of the prison. He had fourteen stories published under various pseudonyms while he was in prison, but was becoming best known as "O. Henry", a pseudonym that first appeared over the story "Whistling Dick's ChristmasStocking" in the December 1899 issue of McClure's Magazine. A friend of his in New Orleans would forward his stories to publishers, so they had no idea the writer was imprisoned. Porter was released on July 24, 1901, for good behavior after serving three years. Porter reunited with his daughter Margaret, now age 11, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where Athol's parents had moved after Porter's conviction. Margaret was never told that her father had been in prison—just that he had been away on business.Later lifePorter's most prolific writing period started in 1902, when he moved to New York City to be near his publishers. While there, he wrote 381 short stories. He wrote a story a week for over a year for the New York World Sunday Magazine. His wit, characterization, and plot twists were adored by his readers, but often panned by critics. Porter married again in 1907, to childhood sweetheart Sarah (Sallie) Lindsey Coleman, whom he met again after revisiting his native state of North Carolina.Porter was a heavy drinker, and his health deteriorated markedly in 1908, which affected his writing. In 1909, Sarah left him, and he died on June 5, 1910, of cirrhosis of the liver, complications of diabetes, and anenlarged heart. After funeral services in New York City, he was buried in the Riverside Cemetery in Asheville, North Carolina. His daughter, Margaret Worth Porter, who died in 1927, was buried next to her father.StoriesPortrait of Porter from frontispiece in his collection of short stories Waifs and Strays O. Henry's stories frequently have surprise endings. In his day, he was called the American answer to Guy de Maupassant. Both authors wrote plot twist endings, but O. Henry stories were much more playful. His stories are also known for witty narration. Most of O. Henry's stories are set in his own time, the early 20th century. Many take place in New York City and deal for the most part with ordinary people: clerks, policemen, waitresses, etc.O. Henry's work is wide-ranging, and his characters can be found roaming thecattle-lands of Texas, exploring the art of the con-man, or investigating the tensions of class and wealth in turn-of-the-century New York. O. Henry had an inimitable hand for isolating some element of society and describing it with an incredible economy and grace of language. Some of his best and least-known work is containedin Cabbages and Kings, a series of stories each of which explores some individual aspect of life in a paralytically sleepy Central American town, while advancing some aspect of the larger plot and relating back one to another.Cabbages and Kings was his first collection of stories, followed by The Four Million. The second collection opens with a reference to Ward McAllister's "assertion that there were only 'Four Hundred' people in New York City who were really worth noticing. But a wiser man has arisen—the census taker—and his larger estimate of human interest has been preferred in marking out the field of these little stories of the 'Four Million.'" To O. Henry, everyone in New York counted.He had an obvious affection for the city, which he called"Bagdad-on-the-Subway,"[4] and many of his stories are set there—while others are set in small towns or in other cities.Among his most famous stories are:•"The Gift of the Magi" about a young couple who are short of money but desperately want to buy each other Christmas gifts. Unbeknownst to Jim, Della sells her most valuable possession, her beautiful hair, in order to buy a platinum fob chain for Jim's watch; while unbeknownst to Della, Jim sells his own most valuable possession, his watch, to buy jeweled combs for Della's hair. Theessential premise of this story has been copied, re-worked, parodied, andotherwise re-told countless times in the century since it was written.••"The Ransom of Red Chief", in which two men kidnap a boy of ten. The boy turns out to be so bratty and obnoxious that the desperate men ultimately pay the boy's father $250 to take him back.•"The Cop and the Anthem" about a New York City hobo named Soapy, who sets out to get arrested so that he can be a guest of the city jail instead of sleeping out in the cold winter. Despite efforts at petty theft, vandalism, disorderly conduct, and "mashing" with a young prostitute, Soapy fails to draw the attention of the police. Disconsolate, he pauses in front of a church, where an organ antheminspires him to clean up his life—and is ironically charged for loitering andsentenced to three months in prison.••"A Retrieved Reformation", which tells the tale of safecracker Jimmy Valentine, recently freed from prison. He goes to a town bank to case it before he robs it. As he walks to the door, he catches the eye of the banker's beautifuldaughter. They immediately fall in love and Valentine decides to give up hiscriminal career. He moves into the town, taking up the identity of Ralph Spencer,a shoemaker. Just as he is about to leave to deliver his specialized tools to an oldassociate, a lawman who recognizes him arrives at the bank. Jimmy and hisfiancée and her family are at the bank, inspecting a new safe, when a childaccidentally gets locked inside the airtight vault. Knowing it will seal his fate,Valentine opens the safe to rescue the child. However, much to Valentine'ssurprise, the lawman denies recognizing him and lets him go.••"The Duplicity of Hargraves". A short story about a nearly destitute father and daughter's trip to Washington, D.C.Pen namePorter gave various explanations for the origin of his pen name.[5] In 1909 he gave an interview to The New York Times, in which he gave an account of it:It was during these New Orleans days that I adopted my pen name of O. Henry.I said to a friend: "I'm going to send out some stuff. I don't know if it amountsto much, so I want to get a literary alias. Help me pick out a good one." Hesuggested that we get a newspaper and pick a name from the first list ofnotables that we found in it. In the society columns we found the account of afashionable ball. "Here we have our notables," said he. We looked down thelist and my eye lighted on the name Henry, "That'll do for a last name," said I."Now for a first name. I want something short. None of your three-syllablenames for me." "Why don’t you use a plain initial letter, then?" asked myfriend. "Good," said I, "O is about the easiest letter written, and O it is."A newspaper once wrote and asked me what the O stands for. I replied, "Ostands for Olivier, the French for Oliver." And several of my storiesaccordingly appeared in that paper under the name Olivier Henry.[6] In the introduction to The World of O. Henry: Roads of Destiny and OtherStories (Hodder & Stoughton, 1973),William Trevor writes that when Porter was in the Ohio State Penitentiary "there was a prison guard named Orrin Henry,whom William Sydney Porter . . . immortalised as O. Henry".The writer and scholar Guy Davenport offers another explanation: "[T]he pseudonym that he began to write under in prison is constructed from the first two letters of Oh io and the second and last two of p en itentia ry [bold added]."[5]LegacyThe O. Henry Award is a prestigious annual prize named after Porter and given to outstanding short stories. Several schools around the country bear Porter's pseudonym.In 1952, a film featuring five stories, called O. Henry's Full House, was made. The episode garnering the most critical acclaim[citation needed] was "The Cop and the Anthem" starring Charles Laughton and Marilyn Monroe. The other stories are "The Clarion Call", "The Last Leaf", "The Ransom of Red Chief" (starring Fred Allen and Oscar Levant), and "The Gift of the Magi".The O. Henry House and O. Henry Hall, both in Austin, Texas, are named for him. O. Henry Hall, now owned by the University of Texas, previously served as the federal courthouse in which O. Henry was convicted of embezzlement.Porter has elementary schools named for him in Greensboro, NorthCarolina (William Sydney Porter Elementary[7]) and Garland, Texas (O. Henry Elementary), as well as a middle school in Austin, Texas (O. Henry Middle School[8]). The O. Henry Hotel in Greensboro is also named for Porter.On September 11, 2012, the U.S. Postal Service issued a stamp commemorating the 150th anniversary of O. Henry's birth.[9]Bid for posthumous pardonOn November 23, 2011, Barack Obama quoted O. Henry while granting pardons to two turkeys named Liberty and Peace.[10] In response, political science professor P. S. Ruckman, Jr., and Texas attorney Scott Henson filed a formal application for a posthumous pardon in September of 2012, the same month the U.S. Postal Service issued its O. Henry stamp.[11] Previous attempts were made to obtain such a pardon for Porter in the administrations of Woodrow Wilson, Dwight Eisenhower and Ronald Reagan,[12] but no one had ever bothered to file a formal application.[13] Ruckman and Henson argued that Porter deserved a pardonbecause (1) he was a law-abiding citizen previous to his conviction, (2) his offense was minor, (3) he had an exemplary prison record, (4) his post-prison life clearly indicated rehabilitation, (5) he would have been an excellent candidate for clemency in his time, had he but applied for pardon, (6) by today's standards he remains an excellent candidate for clemency, and (7) his pardon would be awell-deserved symbolic gesture and more.[11]。
欧亨利英文简介
Style
• 1. unexpected, yet believable ending . • Famous for his distinctive gift in making a surprising but logical, unexpected yet believable ending. • 2. His peculiar humor: humorous yet tearful • 3. O. Henry wrote with realistic detail based on his first hand experiences both in Texas and in New York City. •
During his lifetime, O. Henry published 10 collections and over 600 short stories.
O • Henry's writing themes
• A class of life mainly class of life in some U.S. cities • A class of life in Latin American
欧亨利简介（Ohenryintroduction）
欧亨利简介（Ohenry introduction）O Henry (O Henry, 1862 ~ 1910), formerly known as William Sidney Porter (WilliamsydneyPorter), is one of the most famous American novelist, was praised by critics as Manhattan crown prose writer and the father of modern American short stories. He was born in Greensboro, North Carolina town of a family physician. His life is rich in the legend, the pharmacy apprentice cattle people, accountants and Land Bureau clerk, journalists, bank teller. When the bank teller, because the bank shortage of cash, in order to avoid interrogation, left home in exile in Honduras, China and america. Jailed for visiting his critically ill wife, he was jailed and served as a pharmacist in the prison clinic. When he worked in the bank, he had written experience and worked as a pharmacist in the prison clinic and began to write seriously. Prior to his release in 1901, he moved to New York to specialize in writing.O Henry is good at depicting American society, especially the life of the people in New York. His works are novel, humorous, and often end upset; because described many characters, full of life, known as the "Encyclopedia of American life humor". Representative works are novels, Chinese cabbage and king, four million, the road to destiny and so on. Some masterpieces such as "love sacrifice", "police and hymn", "furnished rooms", "gift of the Magi", "the last leaf" earned him a reputation in the world.Style IntroductionMention of O Henry's novels, people always used to describe his style of "laugh with tears, but think about those who lived ahumble, poor, helpless life of the little people, o. Henry in the novel will feel, if in such a situation," tearful "of course is easy, but how to laugh? But in O Henry's novels is haunted by a kind of sad mood, but not a hint of joy and hope. Even in the desperate situation where people can also find out the absurdity of life, to find humor in the helpless, sad experience in poetry, as the dark material is dotted with flowers, there is a hope, a comfort, a warm, life is beautiful, you can let them ride out the day after day, until destined end. And the end of this novel is created by O Henry himself. He always makes the most agreeable arrangements in the most unexpected way. Sometimes, this kind of fulfillment will make the former misfortune roses, and make the hardship become romantic, which makes people not sure that there is such a thing, but it must be the most promising thing.O Henry's writing has a profound basis in life. He should have a profound experience for misfortune. He lost his mother when he was young, and he was a genius in painting, but he had no way to develop. A famous male school says that as long as he draws school, he is admitted to school, free of tuition and free from board and lodging. He who has a passion for literature and art must be eager to be educated, but he can not do it. He has no book fees and installation fees, and he has to earn a living to support himself. His life is as an apprentice in a pharmacy, in West Texas cattle, do accounting, cartographer, reporter. Life requires much of him, but little grace, almost nothing. From his works can be seen in the pharmacist's knowledge and the local customs and practices but in addition to his aunt, the early enlightenment education he own education themselves, whether learning or life is helpless, in addition to the painno other favorable factors become a novelist, but he finally became a writer, he can imagine how experienced struggle. When he was a teller, he used to be absent-minded and painted at work, but he bought a magazine, published some works, and began his original literary creation. But there is a greater misfortune waiting for him, he suspected of corruption, but also to the Latin American asylum, back and ill wife goodbye, and jailed. The parting sorrow pain and loss of freedom enough to make anyone lose hope,But he began writing in prison and became famous ever since. His experience confirms the life he describes in his novels: there is hope in trouble, and life becomes warmer than before. But it must go through a process, as the winter to spring, the seed age people will not predict the flower appearance, only after the burial through patience, there will be a surprise, there will be fresh, beautiful days, can make the former bitter is sweet. However, some people think that O Henry's plot is not conducive to literary realism and influence the depth of his works. Golgi said: "your life is very bitter, but a woman may marry a millionaire, a man may marry a wealthy woman, or to find what other things. The characters in O Henry's novels is not only for the revolution for a decent life, but they are always kind, passionate, even not strong and never play tricks, so in any case they still cute.O Henry's novel is very delicate in structure, and uses the art that other people have never used. This is the famous "euro Henry" ending. In the novel, O Henry is always on the one hand to describe things, people began to think think what arrangements, but the real ending clues generally hidden in theseemingly dull narrative, even if O Henry is good at predicting a surprise, rarely able to guess how things could be perfectly logical and reasonable but beyond the imagination. Each of O Henry's novels uses the same technique, but each has the same charm, and it seems that his knitting skills for world joys and sorrows are endless. And each ending brings new meaning to the preceding plot, leaving a lasting and profound ambiguity. But that means too vast, so some people think that the work structure more features than the characters in O Henry's novels, a deep impression left is indeed the mood and plot, instead of characters and character, but in any case, the limited tenderness lonely helpless in tenderness and miracles that touched us deeply, so we find hope and comfort.O Henry was also a master of humor. He was good at finding seeds of humor and cultivating them to make strange flowers. However, when people enjoy a exotic flower, not a flower to be luxury, this kind of pressure makes o. Henry more carefully combing life, so that friends are afraid of him, he also said: "I almost become a humorous materials thief.There are altogether more than 300 short stories written by O Henry. The main novels are "four million", "the heart of the west", "voice of the city", "good"。
欧亨利的英文简介
His life
drugstore
bank teller
The Rolling Stonmbezzling funds from the bank in Texas, fled to Honduras When his wife was dying, he returned to Texas in 1897; he turned himself to the authorities and served three years in prison he began to write short stories used the pseudonym O. Henry.
famous for their surprise endings,“O. Henry ending”. well known for witty narration. Most stories are set in his own time, the early years of the 20th century. Many take place in New York City, and deal for the most part with ordinary people: clerks, policemen, waitresses.
O.Henry
William Sydney Porter
(1862(1862-1910)
Contents
Introduction Biography his life Stories 2.1 brief introduction 2.2 major works
(1862O. Henry (1862-1910) shorta prolific American short-story writer, a master of surprise endings wrote about the life of ordinary people in New York City. typical of O. Henry's stories: A twist of plot, which turns on an ironic or coincidental circumstance
欧亨利圣诞礼物主旨概括英语
欧亨利圣诞礼物主旨概括英语
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目录
1.欧内斯特·亨利 (Ernest Hemingway) 的简介
2.《圣诞礼物》(The Gift of the Magi) 的主题和情节概括
3.对小说主旨的探讨
4.小说在文学史上的地位和影响
正文
1.欧内斯特·亨利 (Ernest Hemingway) 是一位美国作家，被认为是20 世纪最著名的小说家之一。
他的作品以简洁而又生动的文字风格著称，强调了对人类经历的深刻洞察和对自然界的热爱。
2.《圣诞礼物》(The Gift of the Magi) 是欧内斯特·亨利的一篇
短篇小说，讲述了一个发生在圣诞节的故事。
小说的主人公是一对年轻的夫妇，他们生活在贫困之中，却为了给对方一份圣诞礼物而各自卖掉了自己最珍贵的东西。
最终，他们互赠的礼物却因为对方的牺牲而变得毫无意义，但他们也因此更加深刻地理解了爱的真谛。
3.《圣诞礼物》的主旨是对于爱的奉献和牺牲。
在小说中，主人公们为了给对方一份圣诞礼物，不惜卖掉自己最珍贵的东西，这种奉献精神体现了爱的伟大。
而他们互赠的礼物却因为对方的牺牲而失去了原本的意义，这也揭示了爱的真谛，即真正的爱是不需要回报的，而是需要付出和奉献。
4.《圣诞礼物》在文学史上的地位和影响十分深远。
作为欧内斯特·亨利的代表作之一，这篇小说以简洁而又生动的文字风格、深刻的人文关怀和感人的故事情节赢得了广泛的赞誉。
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欧亨利介绍及其作品
The Last Leaf
The main characters
Sue
Johnsy
Behrman the doctor
Story
The Young, poor painter Johnsy contracted pneumonia, Sue make every effort to take care of her, but she still did not improve. Johnsy would give up completely when the last leaf fell to the ground. In order to save her ,Another old artist Behrman climbed the wall to paint the ivy leave in rainy night, which he contracted pneumonia and died two days later. Johnsy survived , the last one was painted by Behrman, became his final masterpiece.
The Ransom of Red Chief
Two men kidnap a boy of ten. The boy turns out to be so disgusting that the desperate men ultimately pay the boy's father $250 to take him back.
创作丰富的美国短篇小说作家，主要描写纽约平民的生活，市民非 常喜欢他。
以“欧亨利式结尾”闻名于世。 曼哈顿桂冠散文作家和美国现代短篇小说之父。
欧亨利 生平简介
The Giftቤተ መጻሕፍቲ ባይዱof the Magi 《麦琪的礼物》
欧· 亨利
Picture of O. Henry
I. Life
• 1. Birthplace: Greensboro, North California • 2.Family Background: his father, a physician • 3. Education: did not receive much formal schooling • 4. Working Experiences: did a variety of odd jobs
V. The Cop and the Anthem
• It tells of Soapy, a penniless loafer who wants to be arrested and to stay in prison as winter is coming. • With the policemen around, he breaks the shop windows, eats in a restaurant but does not pay, follows and flirts a young woman, and steals a gentleman’s umbrella, but he is not arrested for his wrongdoings. • When he reaches an old church and hears the Sabbath anthem, he is so touched at heart that he wants to turn over a new leaf in life. • Just at this moment, he is arrested because the policeman thinks that he is going to make trouble in the holy place.
欧亨利简介英文版
Most of O. Henry's stories are set in his own time, the early 20th century. Many take place in New York City and deal for the most part with ordinary people: clerks, policemen, waitresses, etc. O. Henry's stories frequently have surprise endings . His stories are also known for witty narration.
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O. Henry’s writing career
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William Sydney Porter (September 11, 1862 – June 5, 1910), known by his pen name O. Henry, was an American writer. O. Henry's short stories are known for their wit, wordplay, warm characterization and clever twist endings.
Among his most famous stories are:
"The Gift of the Magi" (1905)about a young couple who are short of money but desperately want to buy each other Christmas gifts . "The Ransom of Red Chief" (1910)in which two men kidnap a boy of ten. "The Cop and the Anthem" (1904)about a New York City hobo named Soapy. "A Retrieved Reformation" (1903)which tells the tale of safecracker Jimmy Valentine.
欧亨利的英文简介
Biography
his life Stories 2.1 brief introduction 2.2 major works
O. Henry’s Ending
William Sydney Porter (1862-1910)
Pen name : O. Henry Primitive name : William Sydney Porter Date of Birth: 1862.9.11 Date of Death: 1910.6.5 Birthplace: Greensboro, North Carolina Nationality: America Occupation: Writer Characteristics of his works: careful plotting（策划）, ironic（讽刺的） coincidences, and surprise endings Works: Cabbages and Kings (1904) The Four Million (1906) The Voice of the City (1908) Stories: The Gift of the Magi
used the pseudonym（笔名） O. Henry.
last years were shadowed by alcoholism, ill health, and financial problems.
died virtually penniless on June 5, 1910, in New York.
Summary A New York City hobo（流浪汉） named Soapy, who sets out to get arrested so he can avoid sleeping in the cold winter as a guest of the city jail. Despite efforts at petty theft（小偷小摸）, vandalism（破坏行为）, disorderly conduct（扰乱治安 行为）, and “mashing” with a young prostitute（妓 女）, Soapy fails to draw the attention of the police. Disconsolately（愁闷地）, he pauses in front of a church, where an anthem inspires him to clean up his life — and is ironically（讽刺地） charged for loitering（流浪罪） and sentenced to three months in prison.
欧亨利英文介绍
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Innovation in storytelling
O. Henry's unique style of storytelling, with surprise endings and unexpected plot twists, influenced later generations of writers and is still popular today.
Short stories
"The Four Million": This novel is O. Henry's longest work and is a collection of short stories that are unified by the theme of New York City. It explores the lives and relationships of diverse characters, showcasing the author's unique wit and irony.
The influence on American literature
Recognition outside the US
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O. Henry's works are also highly regarded and studied in other countries, demonstrating his universal appeal and contribution to world literature.
Early Years
Education
After graduating from high school in 1880, Porter attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for two years. He then transferred to the prestigious Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia, where he studied for a year before dropping out due to lack of funds.
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O.Henry’s writing styles
O.Henry is one of the American famous short-story writers. His novels expose the darkness of capitalism from different angles, describe the difficult life of lower class, praise their sincere friendship, love and desire to blessed life. He always write a comedy ending to express deep social meaning, serious social reality and higher level. Furthermore, it points out the inevitability.
As we all know O.Henry’s ending is always unexpected. He will suddenly change the inner world of the figures in an unbelievable way, or reverse the fate of the hero. In most time, it will make people feel in track, but the majority will think it reasonable after a while, such as “The Cop and the Anthem”. In the passage, Souby wanted to be in a prison so he made troubles outside. However, his hopes always were defeated. When Souby was reclaimed by the Anthem and decided to live a new life. Unfortunately, policemen put him into prison on some trumped-up charge. When all people assume he will be safe through life, policemen took him to a court. This is a typical O.Henry’s ending, which puts people into a dark hole with thinking deeply. And yet O.Henry just use this way to reflect the reality of being unable to distinguish the good from the bad.
The artistic effects of O.Henry’s ending does not always appear in the end. For example, there are two plots in the “The Cop and the Anthem”. One is that Soupy molested a woman, but in an opposite manner, the woman molested him. The other is that Soupy took away a cus tomer’s illegal umbrella. Both a simple and attractive woman and a well-dressed customer give readers a decent feeling, but in fact, they are not the people what we are thinking. I believer everyone will think it is incredible like me. Only if we think carefully is it normal. After all, those people really exist in our society. Is everyone in upper-class noble, kind and well-behaved? Of course not, someone just put their dirty behaviors under their beautiful mask. In order to express the inner dirtiness, O.Henry had to decorate a lot in the passage. Although what it is isn’t as how it is, in short, it is reasonable. O.Henry’s ending exposed the public morals going from bad to worse of capitalism in the humors.。