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O. Henry William Sidney Porter(1862-1910) Also known as O.Henry Literary career O. Henrys stories are famous for their surprise endings, to the point that such an ending is often referred to as an O. Henry ending. He was called the American answer to Guy de Maupassant. Both authors wrote twist endings, but O. Henry stories were much more playful. His stories are also well known for witty narration. Most of O. Henrys stories are set in his own time, the early years of the 20th century. Many take place in New York City and deal for the most part with ordinary people: clerks, policemen, waitresses. O.Henrys 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. The Main Theme of O.Henry’s Work Humanity, as the eternal theme of O. Henrys works, endows his works with perpetual artistic charm. Human Virtues ?He praises the human virtues.They are kind, brave, honest,hard-working, polite, thrifty, generous, and hospitable and so on. ?They sacrifice their own happiness even life for the lofty love and friendship; they help others without asking for rewards and regard it as a pleasure; they give up their own treasure and chance to others etc. Human Evils ?Human beings have many defects, too. Sometimes they are lazy, officious, vain, arrogant, shameless, cowardly,etc ?By exposing the human defects and the dark sides of the world, O’Henry wants to awaken people’s conscience and deepest desire for all good things,people can use their efforts to save and cleanse the whole world. Influence The father of the modern American short story“ American life humor encyclopedia美国生活的幽默百科全书 Short prose writer laureate as Manhattan 曼哈顿桂冠散文作家 The three short story writers of the world Guy·de·Maupassant 居伊·德·莫泊桑 An