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欧亨利小说知识课件
戏剧性和深刻的社会意义。
人物形象塑造及其心理刻画深度
人物形象鲜明
社会意义深刻
欧亨利的小说中的人物形象往往鲜明 生动，个性鲜明，这种人物形象塑造 使得小说更具有可读性和感染力。
欧亨利的小说中的人物形象往往反映 了当时美国社会的现实和问题，这种 社会意义使得小说更具有深刻的社会 意义和历史价值。
心理刻画深刻
讽刺意味
揭示了社会的不公和警察滥用职权的现象，以及人性的复杂 性和转变。
《最后一片叶子》感人至深的友情与生命力量
故事梗概
讲述了一个年轻画家琼西因肺炎而病重，她看着窗外的最后一片叶子凋零，以为 自己也将死去。然而，在朋友苏的鼓励和照顾下，她重新燃起了生的希望。
主题思想
展现了友情的伟大力量和生命的不屈精神，以及希望对于战胜病魔的重要性。
出生背景
欧亨利出生于美国一个贫 穷的家庭，从小便开始接 触文学。
文学成就
欧亨利是20世纪初美国著 名的小说家，被誉为“美 国现代短篇小说之父”。
代表作品
《麦琪的礼物》、《警察 与赞美诗》、《最后一片 叶子》等。
时代背景与文学风格
时代背景
欧亨利活跃于19世纪末至20世纪 初，当时美国社会正处于工业化 、城市化的进程中。
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艺术特色与技巧探讨
幽默诙谐的语言风格及其表现力
语言幽默
欧亨利的小说常常运用幽默诙谐 的语言，使得读者在阅读过程中 忍俊不禁，这种语言风格使得小
说更具有可读性和感染力。
夸张手法
欧亨利善于运用夸张手法，通过对 人物形象的描绘和情节的安排，使 得小说更具有戏剧性和张力。
反讽手法
欧亨利还善于运用反讽手法，通过 对社会现实的讽刺和批判，使得小 说更具有深刻的社会意义。
人物形象塑造及其心理刻画深度
人物形象鲜明
社会意义深刻
欧亨利的小说中的人物形象往往鲜明 生动，个性鲜明，这种人物形象塑造 使得小说更具有可读性和感染力。
欧亨利的小说中的人物形象往往反映 了当时美国社会的现实和问题，这种 社会意义使得小说更具有深刻的社会 意义和历史价值。
心理刻画深刻
讽刺意味
揭示了社会的不公和警察滥用职权的现象，以及人性的复杂 性和转变。
《最后一片叶子》感人至深的友情与生命力量
故事梗概
讲述了一个年轻画家琼西因肺炎而病重，她看着窗外的最后一片叶子凋零，以为 自己也将死去。然而，在朋友苏的鼓励和照顾下，她重新燃起了生的希望。
主题思想
展现了友情的伟大力量和生命的不屈精神，以及希望对于战胜病魔的重要性。
出生背景
欧亨利出生于美国一个贫 穷的家庭，从小便开始接 触文学。
文学成就
欧亨利是20世纪初美国著 名的小说家，被誉为“美 国现代短篇小说之父”。
代表作品
《麦琪的礼物》、《警察 与赞美诗》、《最后一片 叶子》等。
时代背景与文学风格
时代背景
欧亨利活跃于19世纪末至20世纪 初，当时美国社会正处于工业化 、城市化的进程中。
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艺术特色与技巧探讨
幽默诙谐的语言风格及其表现力
语言幽默
欧亨利的小说常常运用幽默诙谐 的语言，使得读者在阅读过程中 忍俊不禁，这种语言风格使得小
说更具有可读性和感染力。
夸张手法
欧亨利善于运用夸张手法，通过对 人物形象的描绘和情节的安排，使 得小说更具有戏剧性和张力。
反讽手法
欧亨利还善于运用反讽手法，通过 对社会现实的讽刺和批判，使得小 说更具有深刻的社会意义。
美国文学欧亨利简介课件
பைடு நூலகம்
Personal experience
• After moving in 1882 to Texas, he worked on a ranch in LaSalle County for two years.
• In 1887 he married Athol Estes Roach; they had one daughter and one son.
• The Last Leaf 最后的常春藤叶
• Next To Reading Matter 醉翁之意 • What You Want 君欲何求
Literary contributions
• An Adjustment of Nature 自然之修正 • After Twenty Years 二十年后 • An Afternoon Miracle 午后的奇迹 • The Atavism Of John Tom Little Bear
Personal experience
• In 1894 cash was found to have gone missing from the First National Bank in Austin, where Porter had worked as a bank teller.
• In 1897 he was convicted of embezzling money, although there has been much debate over his actual guilt.
Writing style
• O. Henry tended to repeat the motifs of his stories and fall into melodrama and sentimentality. He wrote about the life of ordinary people in New York City. Typical for O. Henry's stories is a twist of plot which turns on an ironic or coincidental circumstance. His short stories were masterworks of careful plotting and surprise endings.
Personal experience
• After moving in 1882 to Texas, he worked on a ranch in LaSalle County for two years.
• In 1887 he married Athol Estes Roach; they had one daughter and one son.
• The Last Leaf 最后的常春藤叶
• Next To Reading Matter 醉翁之意 • What You Want 君欲何求
Literary contributions
• An Adjustment of Nature 自然之修正 • After Twenty Years 二十年后 • An Afternoon Miracle 午后的奇迹 • The Atavism Of John Tom Little Bear
Personal experience
• In 1894 cash was found to have gone missing from the First National Bank in Austin, where Porter had worked as a bank teller.
• In 1897 he was convicted of embezzling money, although there has been much debate over his actual guilt.
Writing style
• O. Henry tended to repeat the motifs of his stories and fall into melodrama and sentimentality. He wrote about the life of ordinary people in New York City. Typical for O. Henry's stories is a twist of plot which turns on an ironic or coincidental circumstance. His short stories were masterworks of careful plotting and surprise endings.
欧亨利英文介绍课件
Development of new cities and satellite cities
Guide the expansion of cities and the construction of new cities, and achieve the joint development of satellite cities and the main city.
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Changing the face of short stories
O. Henry's contributions to the short story genre have changed its face, giving it a new dimension that is still highly regulated
Ou Henri English Introduction Courseware
目 录
• Introduction to O. Henry • Selected Readings of O. Henry ' • The Influence and Evaluation o • O. Henry and the Development o • O. Henry's creative technologies
O. Henry and the Development o
Urban greening and leisure facilities
Ensure the construction of urban green spaces, water bodies, leisure squares, parks, and other facilities.
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Guide the expansion of cities and the construction of new cities, and achieve the joint development of satellite cities and the main city.
03
Changing the face of short stories
O. Henry's contributions to the short story genre have changed its face, giving it a new dimension that is still highly regulated
Ou Henri English Introduction Courseware
目 录
• Introduction to O. Henry • Selected Readings of O. Henry ' • The Influence and Evaluation o • O. Henry and the Development o • O. Henry's creative technologies
O. Henry and the Development o
Urban greening and leisure facilities
Ensure the construction of urban green spaces, water bodies, leisure squares, parks, and other facilities.
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欧亨利小说知识课件
鲜活的人物形象
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欧亨利小说的社会意义
对社会现象的敏锐捕捉与揭示
欧亨利小说敏锐地捕捉到了当时社会上的各种现象，如贫富差距、社会不公、道德沦丧等。
捕捉社会现象
通过对社会现象的揭示，欧亨利小说呈现了当时社会存在的问题，如贫富差距造成的社会分裂、道德沦丧带来的社会风气败坏等。
揭示社会问题
欧亨利小说中的人物形象丰富多样，作者通过他们的故事和命运，深入剖析了人性的复杂性。
情节
一个年轻画家为了给重病的老妇人带来生命的希望，在寒冷的冬夜画下了一片绿叶，这片绿叶成为了老妇人生命的寄托，也成为了欧亨利笔下感人至深的故事。
写作特点
情节感人至深，结局温馨动人，以真实感人的故事展现了欧亨利对社会底层人民的关注和同情。
《最后一片叶子》
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欧亨利小说的艺术特色
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欧亨利小说的剧情结构常常出人意料，有着反转的情节和结局。这种反转的手法使得故事情节更加曲折、引人入胜。
欧亨利在短篇小说创作中展现出了高超的技巧和被誉为短篇小说的巅峰之作，他的作品在文学史上有着重要的地位。
欧亨利的小说常常有着意想不到的结局，让读者在结尾处感到惊喜和感动。
意想不到的结局
欧亨利的这种创作手法使得他的作品充满了悬念和吸引力，让读者难以忘怀。
这些出人意料的结局往往与故事情节紧密相连，既符合逻辑又富有创意。
欧亨利，原名威廉·西德尼·波特，出生于美国北卡罗来纳州格林维尔，祖上曾是奴隶主。
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欧亨利的代表作是中短篇小说，这些小说以“含泪的微笑”的独特风格而著称。
欧亨利的创作历程
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欧亨利的创作生涯大致可以分为三个阶段：早期、中期和晚期。
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早期作品以幽默、讽刺为主，后期作品则以悲剧和感人的爱情故事为主。
欧亨利的英文ppt-OHenry
Major works
"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 anthem inspires him to clean up his life—and is ironically charged for loitering and sentenced to three months in prison.
writing style
• His stories usually deal with some self-sacrificing members of a family who is undergoing hardship to help a close relative.
• Although his plot is full of coincidence, the surprise ending is his specialty and appeals very much to the reader.
欧亨利简介.ppt全文
欧亨利简介.ppt全文欧亨利简介欧亨利由来生平介绍作品欣赏风格简介欧亨利由来生平简介生平简介作品欣赏-主要作品代表作有小说集《白菜与国王》、《四百万》、《命运之路》等。
一些名篇如《爱的牺牲》、《警察与赞美诗》、《带家具出租的房间》、《麦琪的礼物》、《最后一片藤叶》等使他获得了世界声誉。
风格简介作品欣赏-警察与赞美诗作品欣赏-警察与赞美诗作品欣赏-警察与赞美诗作品欣赏-麦琪的礼物作品欣赏-麦琪的礼物作品欣赏-麦琪的礼物贝尔曼的形象分析：在平凡甚至有点令人讨厌的外表下有一颗火热的爱心，虽然穷困潦倒，却无私关怀、帮助他人，甚至不惜付出生命的代价．他是一个善良、富有同情心和牺牲精神的人．雨果是这样描写他的：四面体的鼻子，马蹄形的嘴，被茅草似的棕色眉毛所堵塞的细小左眼，被一个大瘤所遮盖的右眼，上下两排宛如城堡垛子似的参差不齐的牙齿，那沾满浆渣的嘴，开叉似的下巴…… 主题：本文讲述了老画家贝尔曼用生命绘制毕生杰作，点燃别人即将熄灭的生命火花的故事，歌颂了穷苦朋友相濡以沫的珍贵友情和普通人的美好心灵．语言幽默风趣夸张讽刺，善于渲染悲剧的色彩，让读者在俏皮的描写中领悟内在庄严的思想情感，在生动活泼中给人启迪．是“含着眼泪的微笑”． * * 最后的常春藤叶[美]欧·享利一天早晨，波特看见两个人站在酒吧的柜台旁边，一个是为《民主时代》工作的艺术家思斯特·海普纳；另一个是年轻记者比利·包尔。
波特过去跟他们一起喝酒。
东拉西扯地聊了几句以后，波特转身对老说：“欧，亨利！再照样来一份！”等着，波特从口袋里掏出一篇稿子说：“弟兄们，瞧，这是我写的我不想署上自己的名字，我用个什么名字才好呢？海普纳平静地说：“你干吗不干脆署上‘欧·享利’呢？天知道，你不是常常把个名字挂在嘴上吗？波特笑了，当时他并没把这个玩笑放在心上。
后来，他进了监狱。
在一间又小又脏的单人牢房里，他写了一篇无与伦比的短篇小说，然而署名却使他绞尽了脑汁，因为这名字必须掩盖自己的身份和耻辱。
欧亨利的英文pptOHenry
• Let’s expect today’s learning about one of his great works After twenty ystory writers of the world
Guy·de·Maupassant 居伊·德·莫泊桑
Anton chekhov 契诃夫
O.Henry
• O’Henry’s short stories are famous for its unexpected ending, as well as their exquisite conception.
Major works
• "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.
Major works
"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 anthem inspires him to clean up his life—and is ironically charged for loitering and sentenced to three months in prison.
Guy·de·Maupassant 居伊·德·莫泊桑
Anton chekhov 契诃夫
O.Henry
• O’Henry’s short stories are famous for its unexpected ending, as well as their exquisite conception.
Major works
• "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.
Major works
"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 anthem inspires him to clean up his life—and is ironically charged for loitering and sentenced to three months in prison.
欧亨利英文介绍ppt课件
◆In Della’s “dim eyes” and Jim’s smile lies an irrevocable sorrow that creates an appealing aesthetic effect.
◆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.
◆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.
欧亨利小说知识课件
欧亨利小说知识课件一、引言在文学史上，欧亨利（O. Henry）以其独特的幽默风格和机智的短篇小说而闻名于世。
他的作品不仅反映了19世纪末到20世纪初美国社会底层人民的生活状态，也揭示了人性的各种面貌。
本课件将深入探讨欧亨利小说的主题、风格和影响。
二、欧亨利简介威廉·西德尼·波特（William Sydney Porter）是欧亨利的真实姓名。
他出生于美国北卡罗来纳州格林斯伯勒，在贫穷的家庭中长大。
尽管生活困苦，欧亨利对生活的观察力和对人性的理解力使他成为了一位杰出的作家。
他的作品数量不多，但每一篇都充满了深思熟虑和独特的艺术魅力。
三、欧亨利小说的主题欧亨利的小说主题丰富多样，主要包括贫富差距、社会不公、人性的复杂性以及生活的荒诞性等。
他的作品常常通过幽默诙谐的方式展现这些主题，使读者在欢笑之余，也能感受到深深的哀愁和思考。
四、欧亨利小说的风格欧亨利的小说以其独特的讽刺和幽默风格著称。
他善于运用意想不到的结局来揭示人性的矛盾和荒诞性。
这种写作手法使他的作品充满了惊喜和反转，也让读者在阅读过程中充满了期待。
他的文字简洁明快，每一个词都充满了力量，这也是他作品的一大特色。
五、欧亨利小说的影响欧亨利的小说对后世产生了深远的影响。
他的作品启发了后来的短篇小说家，使他们更加注重对人性的探索和描绘。
同时，他的写作手法也成为了后世许多作家学习的对象。
他的作品不仅在文学上具有重要地位，同时也被广大读者所喜爱和传颂。
六、结语欧亨利以其独特的幽默风格和深刻的洞察力，创作出了许多令人难忘的作品。
本课件通过对欧亨利小说的主题、风格和影响的探讨，我们可以更深入地理解这位伟大作家的创作理念和艺术成就。
也希望通过对欧亨利小说的研究，能够启发我们对人性和生活的更多思考。
浅析欧亨利小说的艺术手法欧亨利，以其独特的艺术手法和深刻的社会洞察力，创作了一系列脍炙人口的小说。
他的作品充满了意外和惊喜，被誉为"现代短篇小说之父"。
欧亨利介绍PPTppt课件
描写小人物是欧·亨利的短篇小说最引人瞩目的内容，其中包含了深厚 的人道主义精神。欧·亨利长期生活在社会底层，深谙下层人民的苦难生活， 同时也切身感受过统治阶层制定的法律对穷人是如何无情。因此，他把无 限的同情都放在穷人一边。在他的笔下，穷人有着纯洁美好的心灵，仁慈 善良的品格，真挚深沉的爱情。但是他们却命运多坎，弱小可怜，孤立无 援，食不果腹，身无居所，苟延残喘，往往被社会无情地吞噬。这种不公 平的现象与繁华鼎盛的社会景象相映照，显得格外刺目，其中隐含了作者 的愤愤不平。
欧·亨利再婚。可惜，第二次婚姻对
他来说并没有什么幸福可言。1910
年6月3日，他病倒了。两天后，即6
月5日，与世长辞，死于肝硬化，年
仅48岁。
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民生活的作品为最著名。他把那儿的街道、小饭馆、破旧的公寓的气氛渲染得十分逼真，
故有“曼哈顿的桂冠诗人”之称。他曾以骗子的生活为题材，写了不少短篇小说。作者企
图表明道貌岸然的上流社会里，有不少人就是高级的骗子，成功的骗子。欧·亨利对社会与 人生的观察和分析并不深刻，有些作品比较浅薄，但他一生困顿，常与失意落魄的小人物
专门从事写作。
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欧·亨利善于描写美国社会尤其是纽约百姓的生活。他的作品构思新颖， 语言诙谐，结局总使人“感到在情理之中，又在意料之外”；又因描 写了众多的人物，富于生活情趣，被誉为“美国生活的幽默百科全 书”。
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欧·亨利在大概十年的时间内创作了短篇小说共有300多篇，其中以描写纽约曼哈顿市
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原名威廉姆斯·西德尼·波特 （Williams Sydney Porter），是美 国最著名的短篇小说家之一，曾被评 论界誉为曼哈顿桂冠散文作家和美国 现代短篇小说之父。他出生于美国北 卡罗来纳州格林斯波罗镇一个医师家
欧亨利的英文 OHenryppt课件
• Human Evils:
• By exposing the human defects and the dark sides of the world, O’Henry wants to awaken people’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’s life
• After doing three years of the five years sentence, Porter emerged from the prison 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.
Major works
• "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.
• By exposing the human defects and the dark sides of the world, O’Henry wants to awaken people’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’s life
• After doing three years of the five years sentence, Porter emerged from the prison 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.
Major works
• "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.
欧亨利的英文ppt-OHenry
writing style
❖ His stories usually deal with some selfsacrificing members of a family who is undergoing hardship to help a close relative.
❖ Although his plot is full of coincidence, the surprise ending is his specialty and appeals very much to the reader.
O . Henry’s life
❖ After doing three years of the five years sentence, Porter emerged from the prison 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.
Major works
“The Last Leave”The Young,
poor painter Johnsy contracted pneumonia. 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 a rainy night, which he contracted pneumonia and died two days later. Johnsy survived ,and the
欧亨利小说知识课件
以“麦琪的礼物”为线索，通过一 系列的矛盾冲突和意外事件，使故 事情节跌宕起伏，引人入胜。
《警察与赞美诗》作品分析
主题
人物形象
揭示了美国社会的不公和警察制度的腐败， 以及对于善良和爱的无奈和悲哀。
通过塑造苏比这个流浪汉形象，表达了对他 的善良和爱的赞美。
写作手法
故事情节
运用了荒诞、讽刺等手法，生动地揭示了社 会现实的荒诞性和不公性。
死亡与救赎的意象
死亡的意象
欧亨利的小说中，死亡是一个常见的意象。他描绘了死亡对人们生活的影响，以 及死亡在小说中的象征意义。
救赎的可能性
欧亨利的小说中，救赎是一个重要的主题。他描绘了人们通过自我反省、勇气和 善良来寻求救赎的可能性。
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欧亨利小说的艺术特色
突转的情节设计
欧亨利小说中，情节设计独特，常常出现令人意外的结局， 这种突转的情节设计是欧亨利小说的重要特色之一。
例如，《麦琪的礼物》中，德拉为了给吉姆买礼物卖掉了自 己最引以为傲的头发，而吉姆却用卖手表的钱给德拉买了一 套她梦寐以求的梳子。这种出乎意料又在情理之中的情节设 计，使得小说更具有吸引力和感染力。
幽默讽刺的语言风格
欧亨利小说中，语言幽默风趣，常常运用夸张、比喻、拟 人等修辞手法，使得小说更具有生动性和趣味性。
以“警察与赞美诗”为线索，通过一系列的 矛盾冲突和意外事件，使故事情节跌宕起伏 ，引人入胜。
《最后一片叶子》作品分析
主题
揭示了人类生命中的希望和爱，以 及对于生命的珍视和尊重。
人物形象
通过塑造贝尔曼和苏艾两个老艺术 家形象，表达了对他们对于生命的 珍视和尊重。
写作手法
运用了大量的心理描写、对话、环 境描写等手法，生动地展现了人物 和故事情节。
《警察与赞美诗》作品分析
主题
人物形象
揭示了美国社会的不公和警察制度的腐败， 以及对于善良和爱的无奈和悲哀。
通过塑造苏比这个流浪汉形象，表达了对他 的善良和爱的赞美。
写作手法
故事情节
运用了荒诞、讽刺等手法，生动地揭示了社 会现实的荒诞性和不公性。
死亡与救赎的意象
死亡的意象
欧亨利的小说中，死亡是一个常见的意象。他描绘了死亡对人们生活的影响，以 及死亡在小说中的象征意义。
救赎的可能性
欧亨利的小说中，救赎是一个重要的主题。他描绘了人们通过自我反省、勇气和 善良来寻求救赎的可能性。
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欧亨利小说的艺术特色
突转的情节设计
欧亨利小说中，情节设计独特，常常出现令人意外的结局， 这种突转的情节设计是欧亨利小说的重要特色之一。
例如，《麦琪的礼物》中，德拉为了给吉姆买礼物卖掉了自 己最引以为傲的头发，而吉姆却用卖手表的钱给德拉买了一 套她梦寐以求的梳子。这种出乎意料又在情理之中的情节设 计，使得小说更具有吸引力和感染力。
幽默讽刺的语言风格
欧亨利小说中，语言幽默风趣，常常运用夸张、比喻、拟 人等修辞手法，使得小说更具有生动性和趣味性。
以“警察与赞美诗”为线索，通过一系列的 矛盾冲突和意外事件，使故事情节跌宕起伏 ，引人入胜。
《最后一片叶子》作品分析
主题
揭示了人类生命中的希望和爱，以 及对于生命的珍视和尊重。
人物形象
通过塑造贝尔曼和苏艾两个老艺术 家形象，表达了对他们对于生命的 珍视和尊重。
写作手法
运用了大量的心理描写、对话、环 境描写等手法，生动地展现了人物 和故事情节。
美国文学 欧亨利简介课件
Writing style
• O. Henry tended to repeat the motifs of his stories and fall into melodrama and sentimentality. He wrote about the life of ordinary people in New York City. Typical for O. Henry's stories is a twist of plot which turns on an ironic or coincidental circumstance. His short stories were masterworks of careful plotting and surprise endings.
Review
• • • • • • Personal experience Literary contributions Themes Writing style Social significance Influence
Question
• Which statements about O. Henry is NOT right? A. His stories are a penetrating criticism of America of the time. B. The ends of his stories are always surprising. C. The plots of his stories are exceedingly clever and interesting. D. Many of his stories contain a great deal of slang and colloquial expressions.
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In prison
In 1898:He imprisoned at the Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus, Ohio. While in prison:He, as a licensed pharmacist, worked in the prison hospital as the night druggist. He had fourteen stories published.The first appeared story "Whistling Dick's Christmas Stocking" in the December 1899 issue of McClure's Magazine.
Move to Texas
in 1887 :He started as a draftsman at the Texas General Land Office at a salary of $100 a month. in 1888 :Athol gave birth to a son , who died hours after birth. in 1889: Athol gave birth to a daughter, Margaret Worth Porter . In 1894:He was accused by the bank of embezzlement and lost his job but was not indicted. In 1895:Porter and his family moved to Houston , where he started writing for the Post.
The life of O‘Henry
William Sydney Porter
Born: on September 11, 1862, in Greensboro, North Carolina. Died: on June 5, 1910, in New York 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.
His works
Short stories:The Duplicity of Hargraves(1902) A Retrieved Reformation(1903) The Cop and the Anthem (1904) The Gift of the Magi (1905) Conscience in Art(1907) The Third Ingredient(1908) The Ransom of Red Chief(1910)
Early life
When William was three, his mother died , and he and his father moved into the home of his paternal grandmother. his favorite works were Lane's translation of One Thousand and One Nights, and Burton's Anatomy of Melancholy. In1876:Porter graduated from his aunt Evelina Maria Porter's elementary school . In 1879: he started working in his uncle's drugstore . in 1881, at the age of nineteen, he was licensed as a pharmacist.
Makes the Whole World Kin (1911)
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Move to Texas
in March 1882 :Porter traveled with Dr. James K. Hall to Texas , hoping that a change of air would help alleviate a persistent cough he had developed. in 1884 :His health did improve and he traveled with Richard to Austin . over the next several years:He took a number of different jobs, first as pharmacist then as a draftsman, bank teller and journalist. He also began writing as a sideline. First marry:He met and began courting Athol Estes, seventeen years old .On July 1, 1887, they were married.
Flight and return
In 1896:He was due to stand trial, but the day before, He fled, first to New Orleans and later to Honduras. In 1897:His wife,Athol Estes Porter died from tuberculosis .
In 1901:He was released for good behavior after serving three years.He reunited with his daughter Margaret.
Later life
In 1902:He moved to New York . While there, he wrote 381 short stories. He wrote a story a week for over a year for the New York World Sunday Magazine. In 1907:Porter married Sarah Lindsey Coleman ,who was a writer. In 1908 :His health deteriorated markedly. In 1909:Sarah left him. In 1910:He died. After funeral services in New York City, he was buried in the Riverside Cemetery in Asheville, North Carolina.