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O.HenryPenname:O.HenryAnotherpenname:OlivierHenryHisprimitivename:WilliamsSydneyPorter原名：威廉·西德尼·波特O.HenryHewasaprolificAmericanshort-storywriter,amasterofsurpriseendings,whowroteaboutthelifeofordinarypeopleinNewYorkCity.Henrywasknownasagoodend,itwascalled“O-Henry-end”.Althoughsomecriticswerenotsoenthusiasticabouthiswork,thepubliclovedit.HewascalledFatherofshortstories.Heisoneofthreeshortstorymasterintheword.(O.Henry,Maupassant,Chekhov)LifeofO.HenryIn1862,O.HenrywasborninGreensboro,NorthCarolina.In1865,whenhewasthree,hismotherdied,andhewasraisedbyhispaternalgrandmotherandaunt.Asachild,porterwasalwaysreading,everythingfromclassicstodimenovels.HisfavoriteworkwasOneThousandandOneNightsWhenhewas15,hebecameapharmacy（药房）apprentice(学徒）andthenhemovedtoTexastoimprovehishealthasaherding(畜牧）cattleperson.PorterledanactivesociallifeinAustin,includingmembershipinsinginganddramagroups.Porterwasagoodsingerandmusician.Heplayedboththeguitarandmandolin.In1887,hemarriedAtholandhiswifeencouragedhimtopursuehiswriting.In1891hebeganworkingattheFirstNationalBankofAustinasateller.In1894,hestartedahumorousweeklyTheRollingStone(《滚石》).Whentheweeklyfailed,hejoinedtheHoustonPostasareporterandcolumnist.In1896,hewasconvictedofembezzling(挪用）moneyandsentencedtofiveyearsinprison.WhileinprisonPorterstartedtowriteshortstoriestosupporthisdaughterMargaret.PorterwasreleasedonJuly24,1901,forgoodbehaviorafterservingthreeyears.Porter’smostprolificwritingperiodstartedin1902,whenhemovedtoNewYorkCitytobenearhispublishers.O.Henry’slastyearswereshadowedbyillhealthandfinancialproblems.Hediedofcirrhosis(肝硬化）oftheliveronJune5,1910,inNewYork.MajorWorksTheGiftOfTheMagi--麦琪的礼物AServiceOfLove--爱的奉献TheLastLeaf--最后的常春藤叶TheCopAndTheAnthem--警察和赞美诗LostonDressParade--华而不实AnUnfinishedStory--没有完的故事TheManHigherUp--黄雀在后AfterTwentyYears--二十年以后MajorWorksCabbagesandkings—白菜与国王TheFourMillion—四百万MammonandtheArcher—财神和爱神TheUnknownQuantity—未知数TheGreenDoor—绿色门HeartandHands—心与手TheHypothesesofFailure—失算ShearingTheWolf—虎口拔牙Withes’Loaves—女巫的面包TheWhirligigofLife—生活的波折Writingstylemasterofsurpriseendings,whowroteaboutthelifeofordinarypeopleinNewYorkCiAty.TypicalforO.Henry’sstoriesisatwistofplotwhichturnsonanironicorcoincidentalcircumstance.Inhisworks,O.HenrypresentsthepanoramaoftheAmericanpeopletoreaderswithironicandhumoroustone.1TheWritingstyleInwritingstyle,O.Henryusesthecivilianlanguage,thereforereaderscaneasilyunderstandwhathewantstoexpress.Anothercharacteristicofhislanguageisimplicative.Hissenseofhumorexpressesindirectly.Readerscanstillrecallafterreading.2Therhetoric(修辞法)O.Henryusesalargenumberofrhetoricinhisnovel,suchassimile(明喻),metaphor(暗喻)andirony(讽刺).Itmakesreadersexperiencehissenseofhumorvividly.3TheplotInplot,O.Henry’snovelsdevelopfastandintheendsuddenlyappearanunexpectedending.Theso-called“O.Henry-typeending”usuallyrefersthatattheendofthenovelsuddenlythecharacter’smindchangesinanunexpectedsituation,orthefateofthemaincharacterreversessharply,theresultisunexpected,butreasonable,inlinewiththerealityoflife,resultinginuniqueartisticcharm.