In the short story‚ "The Gift of the Magi‚" written by O. Henry‚ Mr. and Mrs. James Dillingham Young are in for a big surprise. At Christmastime‚ they each make a sacrifice that is hard to bear‚ but the results show that it pays off. The hard trials they must endure make them realize that unconditional love is more important than material possessions. Since Jim and Della live in a dilapidated flat‚ they obviously don’t have a lot of money. In order to give a gift‚ each one sold his or her most prized
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The Light of Humanity in the Poor Life Reading after the short stories by O. Henry As one of the most prominent short story giants in the history of literature‚ O. Henry’s works possess comprehensive readers. Recently‚ I have finished some of his short stories. I prefer to talk about some of his short stories which are well known. O. Henry’s ending is the symbol of his short story‚ which is famous for its unexpected but also in the way that was expected. Once the readers get into the ending‚ the
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This short story entitled The Last Leaf‚ was written by O. Henry (pseudonym for the American writer William Sydney Porter). It deals with the story of Sue‚ Johnsy and Old Behrman‚ three artists living in a drab district of New York City at the beginning of the twentieth century. One day‚ Johnsy gets sick with Pneumonia and makes it clear she won’t fight death. After the analysis of this short story‚ how can the end be interpreted? The story begins with a description of the area where the
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Lohmann Barbara- The last leaf by O. Henry THE LAST LEAF BY O. HENRY: A QUESTION OF HOPE AND SELFLESS SACRIFICE O. Henry was an American writer who is known as "The master of the short stories". His writings are characterized by a witty narration with surprising endings. They usually talk about ordinary people and take place in New York City. In "The last leaf" the author uses two central ideas: hope and selfless sacrifice‚ to show that a diseased mind is even more harmful than the disease itself
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O’Henry O’Henry a great American writer was born and grew up in North Carolina. O’Henry was just a pen name. His real name is William Sydney Porter. After growing up in North Carolina he moved to Texas. His father was a doctor named Dr. Algemon Sidney Porter; his mother’s name was Mary Jane Virginia Swaim Porter. When O’Henry was about 3 years old his mother died of tuberculosis. O’ Henry had to move in with his grandmother. O’Henry loved to read as a child. Who knew this would be the beginning
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"The Last Leaf" by O. Henry is an interesting short story about a sick girl who is deeply affected by a bare ivy vine. Johnsy thinks that she will die as soon as the last leaf on that vine falls. She becomes close to death‚ but a neighbor called Mr. Behrman‚ an artist‚ saves her life and dies. This paper will focus on different causes and effects involved in‚ first‚ Johnsy’s case and‚ second‚ the death of Mr. Behrman. First‚ many things lead Johnsy to be touched with the idea of death. When Johnsy
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CHARACTERS Sue -loving -caring she always taking care of Johnsy Johnsy - sick - easily give up she think she is going to die when the last leaf fall down from the tree she keep counting the leaf. Doctor - busy - kind he have lots of patient to take care of. he was always kind to Johnsy. Mr.Behrman -old -painter he was past sixty at last he painted a great masterpiece‚ Mr.Pneumonia -old gentleman - bad he was not a nice old gentleman he was bad because he hurt a weak
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O. Henry “The Roads we take” I. Match the words from column A with their definitions from column B. A B 1. to thrust a. a gun with a long barrel 2. rifle b. valuable things taken from a place by somebody 3. bridle c. the point at which a road‚ path‚ or river divides into two parts in the shape of a “Y” 4. to jerk d. a person who helps to commit a crime 5. booty e. to push or move something somewhere quickly with a lot of force 6. accomplice f. a set of traps that is put around a horse’s head
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HENRY VIII CLAUSE Administrative law Submitted to Mrs. Kayvalya By: P.Lavanya 1282057 (BBA.LLB) TABLE OF CONTENTS: INTRODUCTION……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….3 ABOUT HENRY VIII…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….4 WHY HENRY VIII CLAUSE…………………………………………………………………………………………………..4 HENRY VIII CLAUSE- THE PERIPHERY…………………………………………………………………………………5 INDIAN SCENARIO…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….6 CASE: JALAN RADING CO.v. MILL MAJDOOR SABHA…………………………………………………………7 CASE:
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The Man of the House by Frank O’Connor SUMMARY This short story is about a little boy called Sullivan who has a sick mother. Sullivan is initially unconcerned about his mother’s illness‚ and mildly pleased‚ because he got to stay home and play at being the ‘man of the house’. However‚ his initial delight changes to concern on the second day due to his fear that his mother has pneumonia. The second night and the third day are even more frightening because he had to fetch the doctor and travel to
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