O. Henry,国际经济与贸易二班 徐荷子,1.Introduction,2.His main works,3.His writing style,4.His influence,Why is he my favorite author?,1.Introduction,Pen name : O. Henry (1862-1910) Another pen name :Olivier Henry His primitive name : Williams Sydney Porter,About his life,William Sydney Porter was born in Greenboro, North Carolina. His father was a physician. When William was three, his mother died, and he was raised by his parental（父亲的） grandmother and paternal aunt. William was an avid reader, but at the age of fifteen he left school, and then worked in a drug store and on a Texas ranch. 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.,About his life,O. Henrys 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）. During his lifetime, O. Henry published 10 collections and over 600 short stories.,Literary career,He was a prolific American short-story writer, a master of surprise endings, who wrote about the life of ordinary people in New York City like clerks, policemen, waitresses. Henry was known as a good end, it was called “OHenry-end”. Although some critics were not so enthusiastic about his work, the public loved it. He was called Prose Laureate of Manhattan and Father of short stories. Both authors wrote twist endings, but O. Henry stories were much more playful. He is one of three short story master in the world.(O.Henry , Maupassant, Chekhov),2.His main works,Main works,Cabbages and Kings 白菜与国王,The Four Million 四百万,The Gift of Magi 麦琪的礼物,The Last Leaf 最后一片叶子,Mammon and the Archer 财神和爱神,The Furnished Room 带家具出租的房间,The Cop and the Anthem 警察和赞美诗,The Ransom of Red Chief 红色酋长的救赎,After Twenty Years - 二十年以后,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 Next To Reading Matter - 醉翁之意 A Service of Love - 爱的牺牲,It communicates the authors compassion on the poor. The pure and honest love between the young couple easily strikes a sympathetic chord in the readers mind. In Dellas “dim eyes” and Jims smile lies an irrevocable sorrow that creates an appealing aesthetic effect. The sacred feeling means an unspoken protest against the injustice of the society.,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.,Its 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 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 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.,3.His writing style,Writing style,A master of surprise endings, who wrote about the life of ordinary people in New York City. Typical for O. Henrys stories is a twist of plot which turns on an ironic or coincidental circumstance. In his works, O.Henry presents the panorama of the American people to readers with ironic and humorous tone.,Characteristics of language,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.,1 The Writing Style,Characteristics of language,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.,2 The rhetoric(修辞法),Characteristics of language, 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 characters 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.,3.The plot,4.His influence,Influence,