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1、O.Henry(1862-1910)(pseudonymofWilliamSydneyPorter)ContentPersonalexperienceLiterarycontributionsThemesWritingstyleSocialsignificanceInfluencePersonalexperienceO.HenrywasborninGreensboro,NorthCarolina.Hisfatherwasaphysician.WhenWilliamwasthree,hismotherdied,andhewasraisedbyhispare
2、ntalgrandmotherandpaternalaunt.Williamwasanavidreader,butattheageoffifteenheleftschool,andthenworkedinadrugstoreandonaTexasranch.HecontinuedtoHouston,wherehehadanumberofjobs,includingthatofbankclerk.PersonalexperienceAftermovingin1882toTexas,heworkedonaranchinLaSalleCountyfortwoy
3、ears.In1887hemarriedAtholEstesRoach;theyhadonedaughterandoneson.In1894PorterstartedahumorousweeklyTheRollingStone.Itwasatthistimethathebeganheavydrinking.Whentheweeklyfailed,hejoinedtheHoustonPostasareporterandcolumnist.PersonalexperienceIn1894cashwasfoundtohavegonemissingfromthe
4、FirstNationalBankinAustin,wherePorterhadworkedasabankteller.In1897hewasconvictedofembezzlingmoney,althoughtherehasbeenmuchdebateoverhisactualguilt.In1819,hediedatColumbus.LiterarycontributionsTheGiftoftheMagi麥琪的禮物TheRansomofRedChief紅色酋長的救贖TheCopandtheAnthem警察與贊美詩MammonandtheArche
5、r愛神與財神TheLastLeaf最后的常春藤葉NextToReadingMatter醉翁之意WhatYouWant君欲何求LiterarycontributionsAnAdjustmentofNature自然之修正AfterTwentyYears二十年后AnAfternoonMiracle午后的奇跡TheAtavismOfJohnTomLittleBear小熊約翰·湯姆的返祖現(xiàn)象BabesInTheJungle叢林中的孩子Best-Seller暢銷品BetweenRounds鬧劇ThemesLove,generosity,wealthandpovert
6、yarecentralthemesinTheGiftoftheMagi.TheGiftoftheMagidescribesanextremelypooryoungcoupleiddeterminedtogiveChristmaspresentstoeachother.Hesellshiswatchtobuyasetofcombsforherlonghair,andshecutsoffherhairandsellsittobuyhimawatchfob.Themoralofthestoryisthatphysicalpossessions,howeverv
7、aluablethymaybe,areoflittlevalueinthegrandschemeofthings.ThemesTheRansomofRedChiefThestorytellsabouttwokidnappers,whomakeoffwiththeyoungsonofaprominentman.Theyfindoutthatthechildisarealnuisance.Intheendtheyagreetopaytheboy'sfathertotakehimback.WritingstyleO.Henrytendedtorepeatthe
8、motifsofhisstoriesandfallintomelodramaan
