A Brief Comment on O’ Henry’s Short Stories 欧亨利短篇小说述评

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1、欧亨利短篇小说述评摘要:作为世界三大小说家之一，欧亨利与契诃夫和莫泊桑齐名。他的作品因奇巧的艺术构思，出其不意的结尾而著称。其中歌颂人性的小说是欧亨利文学创作的主流，并且许多作品已经成为了脍炙人口的名篇佳作。同时也涌现了许多感人至深的经典人物。表现了欧亨利对人性理想的执着追求。本文主要分析了欧亨利的写作手法，包括精巧的情节设计，出人意料但符合逻辑的结局和幽默智慧的语言三方面，并在这基础上深刻探讨了欧亨利作品中表现出来的人性的善与恶。关键词:写作技巧；善；恶；人性ABriefCommentonO’Henry’sShortStoriesAbstract

2、:O.Henry,oneofthethreemostfamousshort-storywritersintheworld,enjoysequalstatuswithChekhovandMaupassant.Exquisiteplot,wryhumorandtwistendingdominatehisworks.Themainstreamofhisworksiseulogyofhumanityandhismanyclassicalworksarenotable.ThisthesismainlyanalysesO.Henry’swritingstyle

3、includingtechniqueplotmaking,surprisingbutlogicalendingandhumorousandwittytone,thendeeplyanalysesthehumanvirtuesanddefectsreflectedinO.Henry’sworks.KeyWords:artisticstyles;virtues;defects;humancharacterContents1.Introduction12.Uniqueartisticstyle12.1Techniqueplotmaking12.2Surp

4、risingbutlogicalending32.3Humorousandwittytone43.Thehumanityofcharacter44.Conclusion7Bibliography9Acknowledgment101.IntroductionO.Henry,originallynamedWilliamSydneyPorter,isadistinguishedAmericanstorywriter.Hewrotemorethan300shortstoriesinhislife.Hisstoriesarefullofcolorfulcha

5、racters.Hecreatesanoriginal,typicallyAmericandemocraticformofshortstorieswith,atitsbest,avaluablecriticalawarenessoflifeandsocietytellinglyexpressedthroughhumor.Therefore,somecriticscallhim“thefounderofAmericanstories”.Beinggiftedwithhumorandakeenawarenessofdetails,heobjective

6、lyshowsuswhatAmericalookslike.AllhisstoriesputtingtogetherconstituteatruepanoramaofAmericanlife.ThisthesismainlyemphasizesO.Henry’suniqueartisticstylesandthehumancharacters.Itincludestwomainaspects.Partoneisontheuniqueartisticstyles.O.Henryisagoodplotmaker,heshowsreaderstherea

7、llifeofAmericanpeoplebygivingpeopleasurprisingbutlogicalendingthroughaplausibleplotmakingusinghumorandwittytonewhichgivesreadersanewopensight.Parttwostressesonthehumannaturethatcontainsthevirtuesanddefectssides.Inacapitalistsociety,thespecificcharactersarethespecialsociety.O.H

8、enryshowspeopleclearlyinhisworks.2.UniqueartisticstyleO.Henry