literary probe of o. henry’s short stories

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1、LiteraryProbeofO.Henry’sShortStories　　【Abstract】O.Henry’sshortstoriesarepopularallovertheworld.Hisstoriesarediversifiedinsubjects，andtheartisticfeaturesofhisworksareprominentaswell.【Keywords】O.Henry；Shortstories；Subjects；Artisticfeatures0IntroductionO.Henryison

2、eofthemostfamousshort-storywritersinAmerica.Hisstoriesaremostlymellow，humorous，ingenious，andconspicuouswithsurprisingendings.Inthedepictionoftheeventsandincidentstakenfromeverydaylife，O.HenrypresentsthereaderwithafullpictureofAmericansocietyathistime.Hisstories

3、enjoyhighpopularityinreadersallovertheworld.1SubjectsofO.Henry’sshortstoriesO.Henry’sshortstoriesarediverseinsubjects，whichcanbeclassifiedintoseveraltypes.8Themostprominentsubjectinhisstoriesisthepurelove.Canreadersforgetthemovingstoryof“TheGiftoftheMagi”aftert

4、heyhavereadit？CantheyremainuntouchedwhenJimandDella“mostunwiselysacrificedforeachotherthegreatesttreasuresoftheirhouse？”[1]Inordertomaketheoverwhelminglovemorepure，O.Henryoftenmakesitbloombetweencouplesunderapoorlivingconditionandaccompaniesitwithself-sacrifice

5、.Inadditiontothestorymentionedabove，“AServiceofLove”isamongotherillustrations：thetwoartistshavetogiveuphisorherownspecialtysoastomakealivingandtosupporttheothertocontinueartisticpursuit.Theyloseart，buttheygainlove.Anotherimpressivesubjectisthetruefriendshipamon

6、gpeople.Inhisfamousstory“TheLastLeaf”，theoldpainterpaintsthelastleafonthewallonanicy，wetnight，contributinghislifeaswellashismasterpieceinordertosaveayoungneighborfromdesperation.Anotherinstanceis“ABlackjackBargainer”whichmakesananthemof8sincerefriendship.Thedis

7、reputableGoree“sells”hisfeudinmadnessforgamble.Whenhecomestohissense，hedieswillinglyforhisfriend―theformerenemyofhim，making“thebestshowingthatwasinhispower”.[2]Paralleltothepraiseofthevirtuesofhumanbeing，criticismoftheviceisanotherimportantsubjectwhichrunsthrou

8、ghmanyofO.Henry’sshortstories.Inthedailylife，nodoubttherearesomepeoplewithbrightsouls，butothersarecold，cruelandcrafty.Incontrasttothosecoupleswholiveforlove，therearealsopeop