AnalysisontheSurprisingEndingbutReasonableofO·Henry’sShortStories——TakeGiftofMagiandTheCopandtheAnthemforExampleName:LiXiangningName:李香凝
1、Introduction2、Aboutthewriter3、ReviewAnSurprisingEndingbutReasonableinGiftofMagiAnalysistheEndingCharacteristicsofTheCopandtheAnthemConclusionOutline
GiftofMagitellsastoryofawomanwhohaslonghairwasholdingadollarandeightysevencentsonChristmasEvewouldliketobuyaChristmasgiftforherhusband,Jim.Shesavedupthismoneyforseveralmonths,inorderedtobuyagiftvaluablebutworthyofJim.Howererthemoneywasnotenough.Herbeautifulhairlookslikeonebrownasmallwaterfall.Thenshewenttothebarbershop,said:"Isellhair."Herhaironlysoldtwentydollars.Shetookthemoneyandranquickly.Inthegiftshop,shegotagoldwatchchain,thenwentbackhome.Atthesametime,JimsoldhisgoldwatchtobuyasetofsilvercombtoDela.Povertycouplesgiveuptheirmostpreciousthingstoeachothertobuythemostpreciousgift.IntroductionofGiftofMagi
TheCopandtheAnthemtellsthestoryofamanwhowasfallincoldandhunger,wanttogotoprisonforthewinter,andprisoncansupplyfoodtoeatandplacetosleep.Sohebegantodefythelaw:eatbutnotgivemoney;disturbsocialrules;takelibertieswithwomeninfrontofthepolice;breakwindowsandstealing...andendedinfailure.Soapywasstandingfrontofthechurch,helosthimselfintheanthem,hewasmovedbythat,hechangedhiswilling,hewantgotothecenterofthecitytofindajob.Hefeltthattheworldisextremelywarm,heisgoingtoagoodman.Atthattimethepolicesenthimtoprisonwherehewant.IntroductionofTheCopandtheAnthem
O·Henrywascalled"ThefatherofthemodernshortstoryintheUnitedStates".Heisfamousfordesigningdramaticplot,andfinallyattheendhealsogiveusasurpriseending,sothatreadersfeelsuddenlyseethelight,outofexpectationbutreasonable.ThisprofoundreflectsinO·Henry'sworks—"GiftofMagi"and"TheCopandtheAnthem".Becauseofthestrangeending,itbringusalotoffun,sohisworkknownas"ThehumorEncyclopediaofAmericanlife".AbouttheAuthor
2021/7/20AnSurprisingEndingbutReasonableinGiftofMagiHowsurprisingDelasentshairtobuychainOutofloveJimgivegifttowifeShowloveWhycombUnderstandWhyrememberthecombCareandloveSoldthegoldwatchLoveWhyreasonableTheypoor,buttheyloveeachother,sotheylovelife
AnalysistheEndingCharacteristicofTheCopandtheAnthemSurpriseFailureWanteatwithoutpayThrowbyDirtyBreakingwindowGoodattitudeEatingwithoutpayJustthrowingoutLibertieswithwomanHurthimselfStealingumbrellaAstheownerWantbeginanewlifeWeresendtoprison
Whytheengdingisoutofourexpection?O·Henry’sworkisarealmicrocosmofsocietyintheUnitedStates.Fallowthetwoshortstoriesitcanbesummarized:theCharacteristicsofO·Henry'sendisSurprisingbutReasonable.Toexpressheisunsatisfiedwithsocietybythenovel,readersoftencannotguesstheend,itfulloffun,oftenshowsthelowpeople'slife,itlovedbythepeopleoftheworld.
Bythetwoshortstorieswecandrowaconclusion:TheEndingCharacteristicsofO·Henry'sshortstoriesisthat:SurprisingbutReasonable.Comedyistragedyindifferentvision.O·Henryisamasterofhumor,hissenseofhumorisdifferentfromothers,wealsolaughedwithtears,itmeansatearfulsmile.Thesurpriseending,repeatedlychangingstructurereflectingthefeelingofO·Henrytosociety.Thisishistrumptowin,settinghisprofoundinsightintothelife.Hisworkismasteredthewayofourthinking,andtakeourpsychologicalcharacteristics,sowelovehisbook.
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