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O.Henry,国际经济与贸易二班徐荷子,1.Introduction,2.Hismainworks,3.Hiswritingstyle,4.Hisinfluence,Whyishemyfavoriteauthor?,1.Introduction,Penname:O.Henry(1862-1910)Anotherpenname:OlivierHenryHisprimitivename:WilliamsSydneyPorter,Abouthislife,WilliamSydneyPorterwasborninGreenboro,NorthCarolina.Hisfatherwasaphysician.WhenWilliamwasthree,hismotherdied,andhewasraisedbyhisparental（父亲的）grandmotherandpaternalaunt.Williamwasanavidreader,butattheageoffifteenheleftschool,andthenworkedinadrugstoreandonaTexasranch.HecontinuedtoHouston,wherehehadanumberofjobs,includingaccountant,landboardclerk,reporter.In1887hemarriedAtholEstesRoach;theyhadadaughterandason.,Abouthislife,O.Henryslastyearswereshadowedbyalcoholism（酗酒）,illhealth,andfinancialproblems.O.Henrydiedofcirrhosis（肝硬化）oftheliver（此处指肝脏）onJune5,1910,inNewYork.Threemorecollections,SixesAndSevens(1911),RollingStones(1912)andWaifsAndStrays(1917),appearedposthumously（于死后出版）.Duringhislifetime,O.Henrypublished10collectionsandover600shortstories.,Literarycareer,HewasaprolificAmericanshort-storywriter,amasterofsurpriseendings,whowroteaboutthelifeofordinarypeopleinNewYorkCitylikeclerks,policemen,waitresses.Henrywasknownasagoodend,itwascalled“OHenry-end”.Althoughsomecriticswerenotsoenthusiasticabouthiswork,thepubliclovedit.HewascalledProseLaureateofManhattanandFatherofshortstories.Bothauthorswrotetwistendings,butO.Henrystoriesweremuchmoreplayful.Heisoneofthreeshortstorymasterintheworld.(O.Henry,Maupassant,Chekhov),2.Hismainworks,Mainworks,CabbagesandKings白菜与国王,TheFourMillion四百万,TheGiftofMagi麦琪的礼物,TheLastLeaf最后一片叶子,MammonandtheArcher财神和爱神,TheFurnishedRoom带家具出租的房间,TheCopandtheAnthem警察和赞美诗,TheRansomofRedChief红色酋长的救赎,AfterTwentyYears-二十年以后,TheGreenDoor-绿色门TheHandbookofHymen-婚姻手册HeartsandHands-心与手TheHypothesesofFailure-失算TwoThanksgivingDayGentlemen-两位感恩节的绅士AServiceofLove-爱的牺牲ShearingTheWolf-虎口拔牙TheUnknownQuantity-未知数WhileTheAutoWaits-汽车等待的时候TheWhirligigofLife-生活的波折WithesLoaves-女巫的面包NextToReadingMatter-醉翁之意AServiceofLove-爱的牺牲,Itcommunicatestheauthorscompassiononthepoor.Thepureandhonestlovebetweentheyoungcoupleeasilystrikesasympatheticchordinthereadersmind.InDellas“dimeyes”andJimssmileliesanirrevocablesorrowthatcreatesanappealingaestheticeffect.Thesacredfeelingmeansanunspokenprotestagainsttheinjusticeofthesociety.,TheYoung,poorpainterJohnsycontractedpneumonia,Suemakeeveryefforttotakecareofher,butshestilldidnotimprove.Johnsywouldgiveupcompletelywhenthelastleaffelltotheground.Inordertosaveher,AnotheroldartistBehrmanclimbedthewalltopainttheivyleaveinrainynight,whichhecontractedpneumoniaanddiedtwodayslater.Johnsysurvived,thelastonewaspaintedbyBehrman,becamehisfinalmasterpiece.,ItsaboutaNewYorkCityhobonamedSoapy,whosetsouttogetarrestedsohecanavoidsleepinginthecoldwinterasaguestofthecityjail.Despiteeffortsatpettytheft,disorderlyconduct,andmashingwithayoungprostitute,Soapyfailstodrawtheattentionofthepolice.Disconsolate,hepausesinfrontofachurch,whereanorganantheminspireshimtocleanuphislifeandisironicallychargedforloiteringandsentencedtothreemonthsinprison.,3.Hiswritingstyle,Writingstyle,Amasterofsurpriseendings,whowroteaboutthelifeofordinarypeopleinNewYorkCity.TypicalforO.Henrysstoriesisatwistofplotwhichturnsonanironicorcoincidentalcircumstance.Inhisworks,O.HenrypresentsthepanoramaoftheAmericanpeopletoreaderswithironicandhumoroustone.,Characteristicsoflanguage,Inwritingstyle,O.Henryusesthecivilianlanguage,thereforereaderscaneasilyunderstandwhathewantstoexpress.Anothercharacteristicofhislanguageisimplicative.Hissenseofhumorexpressesindirectly.Readerscanstillrecallafterreading.,1TheWritingStyle,Characteristicsoflanguage,O.Henryusesalargenumberofrhetoricinhisnovels,suchassimile(明喻),metaphor(暗喻)andirony(讽刺).Itmakesreadersexperiencehissenseofhumorvividly.,2Therhetoric(修辞法),Characteristicsoflanguage,Inplot,O.Henrysnovelsdevelopfastandintheendsuddenlyappearanunexpectedending.Theso-called“O.Henry-typeending”usuallyrefersthatattheendofthenovelsuddenlythecharactersmindchangesinanunexpectedsituation,orthefateofthemaincharacterreversessharply,theresultisunexpected,butreasonable,inlinewiththerealityoflife,resultinginauniqueartisticcharm.,3.Theplot,4.Hisinfluence,Influence,ThefatherofmodernAmericanshortstories现代美国短篇故事之父Americanlifehumorencyclopedia美国生活的幽默百科全书ShortprosewriterlaureateasManhattan曼哈顿桂冠散文作家,Influence,In1918theO.HenryMemorialAwards（欧亨利纪念奖）wereestablishedtobegivenannuallytothebestmagazinestories,thewinnersandleadingcontende