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1、欧·亨利短篇小说的艺术结尾与人性体现AbstractO.Henry,oneofthethreemostfamousshort-storyecriticscalledhim“thefounderofAmericanstories.”Exquisiteplot,orandtinatehisainstreamofhisanityandhismanyclassicalainlyanalysesthetanityofcharactersinO.Henry’sshortstories.eananityelevatestheartistictprovel
2、iterarylearning.MorethanthatitorepeopletopayattentiontoO.Henry’sanity;orethanthat,thereaderscarcelyknoaticandhumorouseffectintheshortstorycollectionTheFourMillionofRedChief”,“TheGiftoftheMagi”,and“TheCopandtheAnthem”,“theServiceofLove”,“ThelastLeaf.”Atthesametimeheusesiron
3、yandsatiretodisclosetheessenceofAmericansociety:theples,“MammonandTheArcher”,“TheFurnishedRoom”and“ADouble-DyedDeceiver”.Thosejocularmethodsinrhetoriccanmoveyoutotearsasanityofcharacters.Soifyoulookbackthetotalstory,theendingseemslogicalandplausible.TherealcharmofO.Henry's
4、talesliesnotonlyinthetthetanity.Thekindofendingsservestolightupthehumanityofcharacters,toshopathy.Ifisthefieldofthehumanity.Thereforetheauthorusesdifferentkindsofdevicestoaddortoenhancethetheme.Next,let’sunfoldthemagictravelofO.Henry’sanityofCharactersReflectedFromtheTmary
5、oftheetimestheO.Henry’sending.Itmeansthatattheendofanarticlethementalstatusorthefateofthecharacterhaschangedgreatly.Butthebecauseoftheending.Andthetthetanityisclearlypresented.AmongO.Henry’sshortstories,theeternalthemeprovestobethehumanity.ostofO.Henry’sstoriesshoblelittle
6、insignificantpeopleofNeirableandtheirlivesareasplies,asrespectableasthemembersoftheFourHundred.Take“TheGiftoftheMagi”asanexample,thatcondensationofthecharmofhumanvirtuesthelove-sacrificialthemeisshooneybutdesperatelyasgifts.Unkno,Dellasellshermostvaluablepossession,herbeau
7、tifulhair,inordertobuyplatinumasthechainforJim'ssellshismostvaluablepossession,hisentandanticipationoftheoute.Fromthebeginning,thereaderskeepguessingandDellaelyrelatedtoyoutheuneventfulchronicleoftostunrevealsthathehassoldhisirationandsympathyforhisyoungcoupleshoorethanpen
8、satesfortheirlackofmoneyandmaterialpossessions.Thoughconfrontedcanneverchangetheireagerne