’’sworks-1-ContentTOC\o"1-3"\h\z\u12301Chapter1Introduction 45619Chapter2O.Henry‘sarticlestyle--humor 4224352.1O.Henry‘sarticlestyle 428566Chapter3UniqueO-styleendingmethod 5110423.1ImprobableCoincidence(TheGiftoftheMagi) 524321Chapter4TheMainThemeofO’Henry’sWorks 632204Chapter5Conclusion 726724 8’’sWorks摘要：歐.亨利，原名威廉.西德尼.波特,20世紀美國著名小說家，美國短篇小說創(chuàng)始人。被譽為世界上三大著名小說巨匠，與法國的莫泊桑，俄國的契訶夫齊名。他少年時曾一心想當畫家，婚后在妻子的鼓勵下開始寫作。后再銀行供職時出現(xiàn)賬目問題而入獄，在服刑期間認真寫作，并以“歐.亨利”為筆名發(fā)表了大量短篇小說。他的作品情節(jié)細膩。語言詼諧，結(jié)局往往出人意料。出人意料但卻符合邏輯的故事結(jié)尾以及不拘一格文風在作品中最具亮點給讀者留下深刻印象。而本論文的主要圍繞他的著作，如《麥琪的禮物》，《最后一片葉子》，《警察與贊美詩》，分析其故事結(jié)尾與語言風格如何達到預(yù)想的效果和如何讓作者的思想在作品中得到體現(xiàn)。關(guān)鍵詞：文風，歐.亨利式結(jié)尾,人性，社會現(xiàn)實Abstract:O.Henry,oneofthethreemostfamousshort-storywritersinthelogicalendingsandarticle’sstylearethemostbrilliantinallofthehighlights.ThisthesismainlyanalysesO.Henry’ssurprisingbutlogicalendingsandstyleofhisfamousworkssuchasTheGiftoftheMagi,TheLastLeafanandTheCopandtheAnthem.TheseO.Henry-styleendingsimpressreaders,andatthesametime,helphimexpresshisideascompletelyandvividly.SothisthesismainlyanalyseshowO.Henrysettheplottoachievethedesiredendingeffect,andhowthetwistendinghelpidea-expression.KeyWords:artisticstyles,O.Henry-styleending,humanity;socialrealityunknowntoDella,Jimsellshismostvaluablepossession,hiswatch,tobuyjeweledcombsforDella'shair.Intheend,bothgiftsbecameuseless——andJimgotachainforanalready-soldwatch.twopossessionsoftheJamesDillinghamYoungsinwhichtheybothtookamightypride.OnewasJim’sgoldwatchthathadbeenhisfather’sandhistheygotthemoneyforgiftsandwhattheyboughtforeachother.Theauthorusedacasualandvaguetonedeliberatelysothatfewpeoplewouldthinkoveritsmeaningbeforeseeingtheending.Sotheendingturnsouttobeunexpectedbutreasonable.Thiscoincidenceisfilledwithcomplexemotions.Peoplefeeltouchedbythelonglastingtruelovebetweentheyoungcoupleandatthesametime,pityforthemfortheir“unwise”giftsandtheircruelbitterlife.Thoughconfrontedwithcruelrealityanddulldailyroutine,DellaandJimcanneverchangetheireagernesstowardlove.Tothemthemostvaluablematerialpossessionissoslightandinsignificant,whencomparedwiththespiritualpossessionofloveromance.Perhapsthegiftswere"unwise"astheauthorsays,but,ashefurtherwrites,"letitbesaidthatofallwhogivegifts,thesetwowerethewisest.”InTheGiftoftheMagi,wefeelsopitythatDellahasherpreciouslonghaircut.Buttooursurprise,Jimhassoldthewatchtobuythejeweledtortoise-shellcombsforherwife’shair.O.Henrydoesnotendonthenoteofironyandsurprisebutgivestowhathecallshisuneventfulcoincidenceoftwofoolishchildrentheappearanceofalittleparablewithasignificantmeaning.Themagi,heremindsthereader,werewisemenwhobroughtgiftstotheChristchild.AsforJimandDella,thearethemagi.ThisistheendingofthestorywithO.Henry’sownstyle.Chapter4TheMainThemeofO’Henry’sWorksInhisworks,O.HenrypresentsthepanoramaoftheAmericanpeopletoreaderswithironicandhumoroustone.O.Henryissympatheticwiththepoor;hepraisesthehumanvirtuesanddenounceshumandefeats.Humanity,astheeternalthemeofO.Henry’sworks,endowshisworkswithperpetualartisticcharm.Humanbeinghasmanyvirtuesfromancienttimestothepresent.Theyarekind,brave,honest,hard-working,polite,thrifty,generous,andhospitableandsoon.Somepeoplepayagreatdealinordertomaintainthesevirtues,theysacrificetheirownhappinessevenlifefortheloftyloveandfriendship;theyhelpotherswithoutaskingforrewardsandregarditasapleasure;theygiveuptheirowntreasureandchancetoothersetc.Suchpeoplebringloveandfinethingstotheworld;theyaretheoneswhoendowtheworldwithlightandhope.Humanbeingshavemanydefects,too.Sometimestheyarelazy,rapacious,gluttonous,officious,vain,arrogant,shameless,cowardly,impetuousetc.Theybenefitthemselvesattheexpenseofothers,theynevershowmercyandsympathytothepoorinordertomakemoney,theyrealizetheirownaimsbyhookorbycrooketc.Theirevildeedsmaketheworldvicious.Byexposingthehumandefectsandthedarksidesoftheworld,O.Henrywantstoawakenpeople’sconscienceanddeepestdesireforallgoodthings,sothatpeoplecanusetheireffortstosaveandcleansethewholeworld.O.Henrycreatesashortstorieswhichhecoulddominatetheworld,andtheworldasawholeiswithlightgrey.O.Henrywon'tgotodescribetheupper-classlife:aluxuryanddissipationlife.Incontrary,hemakeshiswritingfocuseonanobodywholivesinthesmallworld.Fromthisworld,O.Henryhavecreatedtheworldaccordingtohisownidea,inwhichexpresseshissympathyaswellashate,revealsa"lawofthejungle"inacapitalistsocietyortheruleof"thegreatfisheatthesmallone".Allthis,wecanvisitO.Henry'sworldfromthepointofO.Henry'sworks.Besidessocialdeformities,O.Henrydidn'tforgettofindauniquelegendinthatsociety.Inacorneroftheworld,therearebloominglove,friendship,loftyflowerswithaspiritofsacrifice,beautifulsoulanddivineemotioninterweavesthebrightsideofanothersociety.Thisismainlycanbefoundinthepartofhisrepresentativeworks.InTheGiftoftheMagi,husbandandwifebeabletogiveupthethingstheyproud-longhairandwatch,fortheChristmasgifts.Althoughultimatelyfailedtoachieve,buttheflowerofloveisbrightlyblossoming.Forexample:ButonanunusuallyquietcornerSoapycametoastandstill.Herewasanoldchurch,quaintandramblingandgabled.Throughoneviolet-stainedwindowasoftlightglowed,where,nodoubt,theorganistloiteredoverthekeys,makingsureofhismasteryofthecomingSabbathanthem.FortheredriftedouttoSoapy’searssweetmusicthatcaughtandheldhimtransfixedagainsttheconvolutionsoftheironfench.<TheCopandtheAnthem>Thehymnofmusicbroughthomelesstorestartthecourageoflife,whichreflectsthevirtuoussideofsocietyChapter5ConclusionTotallyspeaking,inO.Henry’sworks,theeventsofsomeshortstoriesarearrangedinthespecificorderwhichexceedreader’snormalexpectationtothearrangementofthoseeventsinhisworks,maketheendingunpredictableandstrange.O.Henrydeliberatelydesignsthelittleinthehumanpsyche