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1、AnalysisofO.Henry’sTheLastLeafAbstract:O.HenrywasthepennameofAmericanwriterWilliamSydneyPorter(September11,1862–June5,1910),whosecleveruseoftwistendingsinhisstoriespopularizedtheterm"O.HenryEnding".HismiddlenameatbirthwasSidney,notSydney;helaterchangedthespellingofhismiddlenamewhenhef
2、irstbeganwritingasajournalistinthe1880s.O.Henry’sstoriesaremainlyabouttheinsignificantpersonsfromthebottomofthesociety.Hisworksarewritteninvividandlivelylanguage.Hewasgoodatcreatinghumorousplotsbytheuseofpuns,homonyms,quotationsetc.TheLastLeafisoneofO.Henry’srepresentativeworks,aclass
3、icofshortstories.Ithasbeenverypopularsincepublished.Attheendofthisstory,hebringstolightthethemeofthestoryandinfusesagreatpowerintothereaders’hearts.Thethemeofthisstoryisdefinitelyself-sacrifice.Mr.Behrmansacrificedhisownhealthforjohnsy.Sometimesyoushouldneverjudgesomeonebywhattheyappe
4、artobe,butbytheiractions.Behrmanactsfierceandaggressive,buthisactionsshowhowmuchhecaresaboutJohnsy.Body:1.IntroductionTheLastLeafisoneofO.Henry’srepresentativeworks.IttellsthestoryhappenedamongtheyounggirlsJohnsy,SueandtheoldpainterBehrman.Johnsyisafflictedwithpneumonia.Heronlyhopefor
5、livingisontheivyleavesonthebrickwalloftheoppositehouse.Theleavesarefightingagainstthestrongwindandtheheavyrain,justlikesickJohnsy.TosaveJohnsyfromthehorribleillness,Suetrieshardtotakecareofherandencouragesher.However,withmoreleavesfallingdown,Johnsywasgettingworse.Deathwilldefinitelyr
6、uinherwhenthelastleaffallsofftheivyvine.InordertohelpJohnsysurvive,theoldpainterBehrmanwholivesdownstairspaintsaleafonthewall,andfinallyitbecomesthelastleaf.Thankstothatleaf,Johnsydefeatstheillnessandsoonrecovers.Nevertheless,oldBehrmangotpneumoniafromacoldwhenhewaspaintingtheleaf.Int
7、hestoryTheLastLeaf,O.Henryfullyshowshisintelligenceandtalent.Hecreatesveryvividcharactersinhisownwayofwriting.Withhisdescription,thescenesinthestoryseemtoplayinfrontofthereaders’eyes.Usingcontradictions,hearousesthereader’sinterestsandcuriositywithveryattractiveplots.Theunexpectedendi
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