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O.Henry国际经济与贸易二班国际经济与贸易二班 徐荷子徐荷子1.Introduction2.His main works3.His writing style4.His influenceWhy is he my favorite author?1.IntroductionPen name:O.Henry (1862-1910)Another pen name:Olivier HenryHis primitive name:Williams Sydney PorterAbout his lifelWilliamSydneyPorterwasborninGreenboro,NorthCarolina.Hisfatherwasaphysician.lWhenWilliamwasthree,hismotherdied,andhewasraisedbyhisparental（父亲的）grandmotherandpaternalaunt.lWilliamwasanavidreader,butattheageoffifteenheleftschool,andthenworkedinadrugstoreandonaTexasranch.lHecontinuedtoHouston,wherehehadanumberofjobs,includingaccountant,landboardclerk,reporter.lIn1887hemarriedAtholEstesRoach;theyhadadaughterandason.About his lifeO.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.Literary careerlHewasaprolificAmericanshort-storywriter,amasterofsurpriseendings,whowroteaboutthelifeofordinarypeopleinNewYorkCitylikeclerks,policemen,waitresses.lHenrywasknownasagoodend,itwascalled“OHenry-end”.Althoughsomecriticswerenotsoenthusiasticabouthiswork,thepubliclovedit.lHewascalledProseLaureateofManhattanandFatherofshortstories.Bothauthorswrotetwistendings,butO.Henrystoriesweremuchmoreplayful.lHeisoneofthreeshortstorymasterintheworld.(O.Henry,Maupassant,Chekhov)2.His main worksMain worksCabbagesandKings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.His writing styleWriting styleAmasterofsurpriseendings,whowroteaboutthelifeofordinarypeopleinNewYorkCity.TypicalforO.Henrysstoriesisatwistofplotwhichturnsonanironicorcoincidentalcircumstance.Inhisworks,O.HenrypresentsthepanoramaoftheAmericanpeopletoreaderswithironicandhumoroustone.Characteristics of languageInwritingstyle,O.Henryusesthecivilianlanguage,thereforereaderscaneasilyunderstandwhathewantstoexpress.Anothercharacteristicofhislanguageisimplicative.Hissenseofhumorexpressesindirectly.Readerscanstillrecallafterreading.1TheWritingStyleCharacteristics of languageO.Henryusesalargenumberofrhetoricinhisnovels,suchassimile(明喻),metaphor(暗喻)andirony(讽刺).Itmakesreadersexperiencehissenseofhumorvividly.2Therhetoric(修辞法)Characteristics of languageInplot,O.Henrysnovelsdevelopfastandintheendsuddenlyappearanunexpectedending.Theso-called“O.Henry-typeending”usuallyrefersthatattheendofthenovelsuddenlythecharactersmindchangesinanunexpectedsituation,orthefateofthemaincharacterreversessharply,theresultisunexpected,butreasonable,inlinewiththerealityoflife,resultinginauniqueartisticcharm.3.The plot 4.His influenceInfluencelThefatherofmodernAmericanshortstories现代美国短篇故事之父lAmericanlifehumorencyclopedia美国生活的幽默百科全书lShortprosewriterlaureateasManhattan曼哈顿桂冠散文作家Influencel In 1918 the O.Henry Memorial Awards（欧亨利纪念奖）were established to be given annually to the best magazine stories,the winners and leading contenders to be published in an annual volume.lThe O.Henry Awards（欧亨利奖）are yearly prizes given to outstanding short stories.l The O.Henry Pun-Off World Championships（世界双关语锦标赛）are held in May of each year in Austin,Texas,hosted by the citys O.Henry Museum（欧亨利博物馆）.Thank you.