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1、TheCopandtheAnthemTheCopandtheAnthemisoneofO.Henry'srepresentativeworks.O.HenryisoneofthemostfamousAmericancriticalrealistshortstorywriter,andoneoftheworld'stopthreemastersoftheshortstories.HeisknownasthefatherofmodernAmericanshortstory.O.Henry'sshortstoriesarefamousfortheirsu
2、rpriseendings.Theendingofhisstoryisnotonlyreasonable,butalsoinunexpected.Hisliteraryworksisoriginalinconception,andhislanguageishumorous.HeisgoodatdescribingAmericansociety,especiallythelivinginNewYorkCity.Ashisinterestingcharactersdescription,heishailedasthehumorEncyclopediao
3、fAmericanlife.TheCopandtheAnthemisaridiculousstoryaboutSoapy,atramplivinginNewYorkCity.Thisstoryhappensinalatefallintheearlyofthetwentiethcentury.Aswinteriscoming,Soapyfacestheurgentnecessityoffindingsomesortofshelter.Thehibernatorambitionsofheisnotofthehighest.Hejustexpectsto
4、bearrestedsothathecouldliveinthewarmprisonduringthecoldseasonasinpreviousyears.TospendthreemonthsontheBlackwellIslandiswhathissoulcraved.Astheresult,hedoeseveryefforttocommitcrimeonpurposesothathecanbeputintoprisoninwinter,onlytofindthatisnotaseasyasitusedtobe.Thefirsttime,Soa
5、pyplanstosetfootinsidearestaurantforafreemealbuthefailsinawaiter’ssharpeyes.Thewaiterhasdrivenhimawaybecausethewaitersawhisfrayedtrousersanddecadentshoes.Thesecondtime,hedashesacobblestoneintoaglass.Thepolicemanrefusestoacceptheevenasacluebecausemenwhosmashwindowsdonotremainto
6、parleywiththelaw’sminions.Thethirdtime,hesuccessfullyhasabigmealinarestaurantwhichisofnogreatpretentiousyetheisjustbeateninsteadofbeingsenttotheprison.Althoughapolicemanstandsbeforeadrugstoretwodoorsaway,hejustlaughsandwalksdownthestreet.Thefourthtime,heevenluresawomaninordert
7、obearrestedbythepoliceman,butthewomanisaprostitute.Andhedoesnotshakeoffhiscompanionuntilpassingacorner.Thefifthtime,hebeginstoyelldrunkengibberishatthetopofhisharshvoicebutthepolicemandisregardedhimasaYalestudentandforgivehim.Hefailsonemoretime.Thesixthtime,inacigarstorehetake
8、saman’sumbrellainpublicyetthemanisnotthetrueownerofit,too.The