►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.
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.
He continued to Houston, where he had a number of jobs, including accountant,land board clerk, reporter.
In 1887 he married Athol Estes Roach; they had a daughter and a son.
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It’s about a New York City hobo
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
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the injustice of the society11.
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.
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About his life
• O. Henry's last years were shadowed by alcoholism（酗酒）, ill health, and financial problems.
• O. Henry died of cirrhosis（肝硬化） of the liver（此处指肝 脏） on June 5, 1910, in New York. Three more collections, Sixes And Sevens (1911), Rolling Stones (1912) and Waifs And Strays (1917), appeared posthumously（于死后出版）.
O. Henry
国际经济与贸易二班 徐荷子
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Why is he my favorite author?
1.Introduction 2.His main works
3.His writing style
4.His influence
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1.Introduction
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Pen name : O. Henry (1862-1910)
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Writing style
►A master of surprise endings, who 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.
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Characteristics of language
2 The rhetoric(修辞法)
►O. Henry uses a large number of rhetoric in his novels, such as simile(明喻), metaphor(暗喻) and irony(讽刺). It makes readers experience his sense of humor vividly.
Next To Reading Matter -- 醉翁之意
A Service of Love -- 爱的牺牲
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◆It communicates the author’s compassion on the
poor.
◆The pure and honest love between the young couple easily strikes a sympathetic chord in the reader’s mind.
efforts at petty theft, disorderly
conduct, and "mashing" with a
young prostitute, Soapy fails to
draw the attention of the police.
Disconsolate, he pauses in front
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4.His influence
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Influence
The father of modern American short stories 现代美国短篇故事之父
►In his works, O.Henry presents the panorama of the American people to readers with ironic and humorous tone.
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Characteristics of language
1 The Writing Style
◆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
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.
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3.His writing style
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
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Characteristics of language
3.The plot
► In plot, O. Henry’ s novels develop fast and in the end suddenly appear an unexpected ending. The so-called “O. Henry-type ending” usually refers that at the end of the novel suddenly the character’s mind changes in an unexpected situation, or the fate of the main character reverses sharply, the result is unexpected, but reasonable, in line with the reality of life, resulting in a unique artistic charm.
When William was three, his mother died, and he was raised by his parental（父亲的） grandmother and paternal aunt.