A Brief Analysis of O. Henry’s Writing Characteristics in"After Twenty Years"

• 作 者: 王忠林
• 机 构: 重庆师范大学涉外商贸学院外国语学院,
• 出 处: 时代教育
• 发表日期: 2014年03期

O.Henry was one of the three world’s masters of short stories.He was known as the father of the modern American short stories.Even till today O.Henry’s short stories still enjoy a lot of popularity.This article analyzes the writing characteristics of O.Henry’s short stories by probing into one of his short stories“After Twenty Years”.

O. Henry was one of the three world’s masters of short stories. He was known as the father of the modern American short stories. Even till today O. Henry’s short stories still enjoy a lot of popularity. This article analyzes the writing characteristics of O .Henry’s short stories by probing into one of his short stories “After Twenty Years.”