American-literiture-美国文学

Groupmembers:,邓婉蓉061106109231:introduction丘梦婷061106109226:content何慧怡061106109227：theme林丽丽061106109220：writingstyle张艺雯061106109213：conclusion李建陶061106109,O.Henry,OHenry,Name：WilliamSidneyPorter(威廉西德尼波特)Pseudonym笔名：OHenry(欧亨利)From：1862.9.11-1910Career：Americanshort-storywriterCriticalrealism,批判现实主义,BriefintroductionTheMovetoTexasFlightandReturnBegantowriteStoriesOlddaylifeAfterhedied,BriefintroductionHenrywasborninEuropeandtheUnitedStatesGelinshibageNorthCarolina,hisfatherisadoctor,hismotherdiedwhenhiswasthree-year-old,hiswasbroughtupbyhisgrandmotherandaunt.Heisfondofreading,butwhen15-year-oldhewasforcedtoleavetheschool.HewenttoTexastomakealiving,workedasapharmacist,draftsmen,reportersandcashier,in1882,hemarriedinAustin,Texas.,药剂师,出纳员,In1884,hefoundedhumormagazineRollingStone,thenearfailure,heworkedtheHoustonPostasreportersandcolumnists.In1887,hewaschargedinabankembezzlementwhenhisworkedthere.In1898，hewassentencedtofiveyearsinprison,andwereimprisoned.,滚石,专栏作家,挪用公款,休斯顿邮报,BegantowriteInprison,inordertosupplytheirdaughterstoschool,hebegantowriteshortstories.Hewasreleasedfromprisonin1901andmovedtoNewYorktoliveandstartedwritingcareer,itofficiallyusedthepennameO.Henry.,Stories:CabbagesandKings白菜与国王(1904).TheFourMillion四百万(1906),TheGiftoftheMagi麦琪的礼物，TheCopandtheAnthem警察与赞美诗,AServiceofLove爱的牺牲TheLastLeaf最后一片藤叶Furnishedrooms带家具出租的房间,OlddaylifeEuropeanHenrystartedalcoholisminhisoldage,physicaldeterioration.In1907hemarriedagain,ayearaftertheydivorced.Hesnotagoodeconomicsituation,inordertoeasethepressure,hehadtoquicklyspeednovelsinexchangeformoney.Thisalsoledtohisworksofunevenquality.,AfterhediedIn1910,O.Henrydiedduetocirrhosis.In1919,establishedtheEuropeanHenryAward,thefirstyearpresentedinrecognitionofoutstandingshortstories.MayeachyearinAustin,themuseumwillorganizePunsworldchampionships.,硬化,世界双关语竞标赛,Thecontent,TheGiftoftheMagi,Summary,JimandDellaDellinghamareayoungcouplewhoareverymuchinlovewitheachother,butcanbarelyaffordtheirone-roomapartmentoppositetheelevatedtrainduetotheirverybadeconomiccondition.ForChristmas,DelladecidestobuyJimachainforhisprizedpocketwatchgiventohimbyhisfather.Toraisethefunds,shehasherprizedlonghaircutoffandsoldtomakeawig.Meanwhile,JimdecidestosellhiswatchtobuyDellaabeautifulsetofcombsforherlovely,knee-lengthhair.Althougheachisdisappointedtofindthegifttheychoserendereduseless,eachispleasedwiththegifttheyreceived,becauseitrepresentstheothersloveforthem.,TheCopandtheAnthem(警察与赞美诗),Thefurnishedrooms(带家具出租的房间),ThegiftofMagi:Themoralofthestoryisthatphysicalpossessions,howevervaluabletheymaybe,areoflittlevalueinthegrandschemeofthings.Thetrueunselfishlovethatthecharacters,JimandDella,shareisgreaterthantheirpossessions.,Thetheme,Withoutfinancialsupport,willyoubelievelovewilllastforeverordoyouthinktruelovecanovercomeeverythingnomatterhowdifficult?,TheCopandtheAnthem,Everyonewishlivebetteriftheyhavetheability,sodoesSoapy.Butinthatsocietyhehadtogiveupthewish.MaterialpovertyVSmentalpoverty,TheFurnishedRoom,Whatissympathy?Whichismoreimportant,moneyorconscience?,humorous,hyperbole,irony,Surpriseending,Focuson,Writingstyle,humorous,Now,whentheincomewasshrunkto$20,thelettersofDillinghamlookedblurred,asthroughtheywerethinkingseriouslyofcontractingtoamodestandunassumingD.UpBroadwayheturned,andhaltedataglitteringcafe,wherearegatheredtogethernightlythechoicestproductsofgrape,thesilkwormandtheprotoplasm.Theytrodnoiselesslyuponastaircarpetthatitsownloomwouldhaveforsworn.,Surpriseending,Thepoorcouplesacrificedforeachotherthegreatesttreasuresoftheirhouse.Soapywascapturedwhenhewantedtobeagoodperson.Thepooryoungmandiedinthesameroomwiththesamewayasthegirl.,hyperbole,HadtheQueenofShebalivedintheflatacrosstheairshaft,DellawouldhaveletherhairhangoutthewindowsomedaytodryjusttodepreciateHerMajestysjewelsandgifts.HadSolomonbeenthejanitor,withallhistreasurespiledupinthebasement,Jimwouldhavepulledouthiswatcheverytimehepassed,justtoseehimpluckathisbeardfromenvy.SoapysmindbecamecognizantofthefactthatthetimehadcomeforhimtoresolvehimselfintoasingularCommitteeofWaysandMeanstoprovideagainstthecomingrigor.Asthehousekeepermovedawayheput,forthethousandthtime,thequestionthathecarriedattheendofhistongue.,Irony,ForyearsthehospitableBlackwellshadbeenhiswinterquarters.Whereforeitisbettertobeaguestofthelaw,which,thoughconductedbyrules,doesnotmeddleundulywithagentlemansprivateaffairs.Homeless,theyhaveonehundredhomes.,conclusion,FeatureShortageofO.HenrysworkRealismComparisonTheothers,Thefeature:1.Thetwistendingallofhisstorieswereingeniouslyconceived,withtheendingsalwayscontrarytoreadersexpectations.(laughintears)2.Realisticdetails3.Humoroustone(exaggerate,ironic)4.thestyleofnaturewriting,AmericanRealism1.Phase:AmericanrealismisamovementortrendthatdominatedAmericanliteraturefromthe1860stothe1910s.2.Representativefigure:HenryJames,JackLondon,TheodoreDreiser,Ohenry,Marktwain3.Commonpoints:protrayAmericanlifeasitreallywas,insistingthatordinaryandthelocalwereassuitableforartisticportrayal.Ps:Henrysshortstoriesmainlydescribedthedailylifeofcommonpeople,nomatterhowyouanalyzefromanyangles,youcanfindthestrengthofRealism.,Marktwain:LocalColorFictionfirstappearedintheearly19thcentury,andithadfurtherdevelopingaftertheCivilWar.Thiskindofliteraturemainlydescribesthelocallife.Itskeynotewasoptimistic,andthelanguagewasnarrativeandhumorous.Ohenry:laughintears.Maupassant,Thecontribution:thehumorencyclopediaofAmericanlife”.“thefatherofAmericanmodernshortstories”.Thecustomtocreate:HeusedtowanderaboutNewYorkCity,driftingintoconversationwithstrangersonthestreetsorintheparksobservingwithanacuteeyeandear,sightsandsoundsnuancesofdayandnightonBroadway,inGreenwichVillage