When people try to describe O. Henry’s writing style‚ they always use the term “smile with tears‚” which implies his twisted way of thoughts and endings about every story. These stories usually end in a humorous but also cruel kind of way. It’s absolutely useful to elevate the artistic thought in writing a thoughtful story. To better understand the brilliant plots of his twisted endings let us begin with one of his most famous stories‚ The Cop and the Anthem1. In this story‚ the main character
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Literature essay _ Final draft Name : Phạm Thị Dâng Class : 10CNA03 Email : phamthidang92@gmail.com Telephone number : 01633012874 Analysis the short story “ the Gift of Magic” by O.Henry O. Henry whose real name was William Sydney Porter was a famous American writer. He’s considered one of the great American short story authors. O. Henry’s stories are known for rich emotion ‚ their playful and optimistic sense of humor‚ and especially
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Lashonda Brown E. Bloom English 102 4 November 2013 The gift that keeps giving The gift of the Magi by O. Henry opens with $1.87. That’s all Della Dillingham has to buy a present for her beloved husband‚ Jim. And the next day is Christmas. Faced with such a situation‚ Della promptly bursts into tears on the couch‚ which gives the narrator the opportunity
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English literature test 1/ literary works cannot be successful without stylistic devices. Those are skillfully used by henry in his story ‘ the gift of the magi’ can you prove that? Simile is used to describe Della’s greatest possession her hair: “Della’s beautiful hair fell like a cascade of brown water”. Her hair is a wavy as it is like a cascade‚ its colour is like brown water. Comparison is noticed: “That made her looks like a truant schoolboy.” After having had her hair cut Della can
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El Dia De Los Muertos (Day of the Dead): When the Spaniards first arrived in Mexico more than 500 years ago‚ they encountered the native people (Aztecs) practicing a ritual that appeared to mock death. The native people had been practicing this ritual for over 3‚000 years prior to the Spaniards arrival. At first‚ the Spaniards attempted to convert the natives to Catholicism and eradicate this ritual; however‚ they were unsuccessful. Instead‚ the ritual has been merged with Catholic theology‚ and
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The Gift of Love: the wisest of all. Written in the first decade of the twentieth century‚ “The Gift of the Magi” is one of O. Henry ’s most famous stories. It is included in The Four Million‚ his first collection of short stories‚ published in 1906‚ and has been anthologized many times since then. According to Kathleen Wilson‚ ("The Gift of the Magi." Short Stories for Students) the story contains many of the elements for which O. Henry is widely known‚ including poor‚ working-class
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The Gift of the Magi and its Background Mindy Phillips Introduction to Literature ENG125 Instructor Julie Alfaro January 21st‚ 2013 In my paper I am going to be describing the short story The Gift of the Magi. Throughout my paper I am going to describe what I feel is the theme of the story itself. I will also be explaining and identifying symbolism used and described in the story‚ as well as talking about the point of view that the narrator used in the story. Finally‚ I will be describing
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O. Henry is famed for his ’twist’ endings‚ and as such‚ many of his short stories fall into a formula. That said‚ it’s a pretty good formula‚ and if more writers that are published could find themselves a formula that works as well it would be alot better world to read in. Yet‚ even the best of formulae lend themselves to needless repetition and predictability. While there are a handful of tales that are great‚ most are merely solid‚ for O. Henry lacks a modern feel to his character development.
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The Real Meaning of the Gifts given by 3 Kings to Jesus People of different religions‚ races‚ ages and professions have varied impressions on the impact of the visit of the wise men to Bethlehem in Judea when Jesus was born. For thousands of years now‚ people have wondered how many of the wise men from the east went to visit Jesus upon His birth. Also‚ people’s curiosity as to the rank and position of the wise men is a never ending story. Presumably because the gifts of the wise men were gold
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class‚ the poets have chosen various ways to portray journeys. In order to explore the different techniques that poets use‚ I have chosen three poems; ‘Meeting at Night’ by Robert Browning‚ ‘La Belle Dame Sans Merci’ by John Keats and ‘The Journey of Magi’ by TS Eliot. When read literally‚ the poem ‘Meeting at Night’ has the most obvious example of a journey‚ that being a person travelling to a destination. In this poem‚ the poet is outlining his journey from a boat‚ across beaches and fields to
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