在欧亨利小说《麦琪的礼物》中写作风格的分析可编辑.docx

在欧亨利小说《麦琪的礼物》中写作风格的分析可编辑.docx

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在欧亨利小说《麦琪的礼物》中写作风格的分析AnalysisofO.Henry’sWritingStyleonTheGiftoftheMagi

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1.Introduction4

2Descriptiveindication5

3.Theintroductionandreflectionoftwistending5

3.1Theintroductionoftwistending5

3.2Thedeepreflectionoftwistending6

3.2.1Thepurelovebetweenmaincharacters6

3.2.2Thehumandefectsofthesociety6

3.2.3Thepurposeofmoralteachingthroughthecontrast7

4conversationalversionofnarration7

5Biblicalreferencesaddingtothemorallesson8

6.Conclusion8

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ThisessaymainlyanalysesthewritingstyleinO.Henry’sshortstoryTheGiftoftheMagi.O.Henryusesdescriptiveindication,twistending,conversationalversionofnarrationandbiblicalreferencestorevealthethemeofhumanityandachievethemoralteaching.Partonetheintroductiontellusauthor’spositionandstorybackground.Afterinformedofthisinformation,wecangetbetterunderstandingofhisworkandthinkitmoreplausibly.ThenextfourpartsintrouducethefouraspectsofO.Henry’swritingstyleonebyone,mainlyfocusingontwistending.Benefitingfromdetailedkowningofhiswritingstyle,wecanconcludethehumanitybothvirtuesanddefects.Finally,it’seasyforustogainthemoralteachingandunderstandO.Henry’swritingintention.Partsixdrawsaconclusionaboutthewholeessay.TheessayonanalysisofO.Henry’sworkwillarousemyinterestofliterarylearning.Furthermore,itmakesuspaymoreattentiontoO.Henry’sworks.

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descriptiveindication;twistending;conversationalnarration;biblicalreferences

在欧.亨利小说《麦琪的礼物》中写作风格的分析

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摘要:

本文主要分析欧亨利短篇小说《麦琪的礼物》中的写作风格。

作者采用暗示的描写手法、出其不意的结尾、对话性的叙述以及圣经故事的引用来揭示人性这一主题,实现道德说教。

第一部分介绍了作者的地位及故事背景。

在了解作者的这些信息后,我们能更好地了解他的作品及对此理性思考。

接下来四部分分别介绍欧亨利写作风格的四个方面,重点分析出其不意的结尾。

在细节性了解他的写作风格的基础上,可以从不同人物身上得出人性的善恶面这一结论。

最后,我们可以轻松地获取道德启示及理解欧亨利的写作意图。

第六部分,对全文作一总结。

本文对欧亨利作品的分析,将有利于提高本人对文学作品学习的兴趣;并且,可以让我们更多地关注欧亨利的作品。

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暗示描述、艺术结尾、对话叙述、圣经引用

AnalysisofO.Henry’sWritingStyleonTheGiftoftheMagi.Introduction

O.Henry,namedWilliamSydneyPorter,isadistinguishedAmericanstorywriter,oneofthethreemostfamousshort-storywritersintheworld,enjoysequalstatuswithChekhovandMaupassant.Hecreatesanoriginal,typicallyAmericandemocraticformofshortstorieswithavaluablecriticalawarenessoflifeandsociety,throughwhichexpressedhishumur.Therefore,somecriticscallhim“thefounderofAmericanstories”.

Thisstoryoccursintheearlyyearsofthe20thcentury.AtthatperiodoftimeinAmerica,bourgeoisiebribedthegovernmentandcorruptedthefunctioneddepartmentingovernment.Thegapbetweentherichandthepoorwasdeeper.Thenumberoflowerclasspoorpeoplerocketed.Thewholesocietywasunderaprofoundchange.Thedevelopmentofconsumptioncultureandsubsequentproblemsofmoralityconsistedofmanycontradictionsinpeople’ssocialbehaviors.Suchcharactersassacrifice,diligenceandmodelarestressedintheendof19thcentury,whilepersonalitieslikepurchase,vanityandpersonalsuccesswerestressedinthebeginningof20thcentury.ManyofO.Henry’sstoriestakeplaceinNewYork,thecapitalwherethecontradictionsharplyexists.O.Henryhasanobviousaffectionforthecity.Hisstoriesdealforthemostpartwithordinarypeople:

clerks,policemen,andwaitresses.

InTheGiftoftheMagi,bothJimandDella’sgiftsarecompletelybeyondtheirpurchasingpower.Thatwouldreflectpeople’sattitudetowardeconomy.Becauseofthetideofmaterialism,peoplepaymuchattentiononconsumption,eventakeitasan“adventure”.Thecommodity-statusrelationshipdominatespeople’smind.ThoughDellaandJim’sbuyinggiftsaregreatlyinfluencedbytheconsumptioncultureshift,theendingshowsoutthetruelovethroughtheirtoughcourseofpurchasing.TheplotsinO.Henry’sworksappeartobenothingspecialatfirstglance.Nevertheless,readthosetotheendingandyouwillfindsomethingunusualoutofwhatseemstobetooordinary.Iwouldliketosay,hisworksarefullofdepthinportrayinganunfathomablehumanityofcharacter.Hisworksarethebestrevealmentofhumanityaswellasthereflectionofsocietyfromthetwistending.Furthermore,theusingofdescriptiveindication,conversationalnarrationandbiblicalreferencesmaketheshortstorymoreimpressiveDescriptiveindication

Henryusesdescriptiveindictiontohintatwhatthetwistendingtohisstorywillbe."Now,thereweretwopossessionsoftheJamesDillinghamYoungsinwhichtheybothtookamightypride.OnewasJim'sgoldwatchTheotherwasDella'shair"Henry2.Thisemphasisconveystothereadertheimportanceofthesetwoassets,andensuresthattheywillbeafocalpointinthestorylateron.Aftersellingherhairoutofdesperation,DellagoestobuyJimachainforhiswatch."AssoonasshesawitsheknewthatitmustbeJim'sGrandasthewatchwas,hesometimeslookedatitontheslyonaccountoftheoldleatherstrapthatheusedinplaceofachain"Henry3.Althoughthewatchisafamilyheirloom,thefactthatJimisnotentirelyproudofitbecauseofthestrapputsintoquestionhowmuchhevaluesthewatch.Lastly,HenryconcludestheforeshadowingwithJim'sreactiontoDella'shair."Jimstoppedinsidethedoor,asimmovableasasetteratthescentofquailHesimplystaredatherfixedlywiththatpeculiarexpressiononhisface"Henry4,5.Becausetheseelementstothestoryareintroducedwithimpeccabletiming,O.Henry'sindicationleadstoafantasticending.Theintroductionandreflectionoftwistending

Theintroductionoftwistending

ThemostremarkablecharacteristicofO.Henry’sshortstoriesistwistending.Itmeansthatattheendofanarticlethementalstatusorthefateofthemaincharacterhaschangedgreatly,butthischangeisbasedoncertainreasonshavementionedinthepreviousarticle.Heoftenstressesonsomethingimportantbutnotthemostimportantinhisworks.Themostimportantpartalwaysseemstowriteincidentally,whicheventhemostcircumspectivereadermayignoreit.However,thewholepassageissuddenlyendowedwithagreatcharmbecauseofthesuddenchangeandcausedaprofoundconsiderationofthesituationorproblemthearticlehasrevealed.

Whenthestoriesendinatotallyunexpectedbutreasonableway,wecandonothingbutcheerforO.Henry’sliterarytalent.

Thedeepreflectionoftwistending

ThepurelovebetweenmaincharactersJimandhiswifeDellaareyoungcouplewhoareverymuchinlovewitheachother,butcanbarelyaffordtheirone-roomapartmentduetotheirverybadeconomicsituation.Sotheyliveinaverybadcondition,theyaresopoorthattheycannotaffordtotheirChristmasgifts.ButforChristmas,DelladecidestobuyJimafobforhisprizedpocketwatchgiventohimbyhisfather’sfather.Toraisethefunds,shehasherlong,beautifulhaircutoffandsoldtomakeawig.Meanwhile,JimdecidestosellhiswatchtobuyDellaabeautifulsetofcombsmadeoutoftortoiseshellandjewelsforherlovely,knee-lengthbrownhair.Thoughtheyareonlythesmallpotatoeswholiveinthelowerclasses,theyneverlosttheirfervencytotheirlivesandloveeachotherdeeply.Finally,theyfindthatthesepresentsarenolongeruseful,buttheyhavebeenthemostpricelessoneintheworld,likeasincerelovetoeachother.Theyloveeachothersodeeply,that’senough.Theyhavealreadyownedthewholeworld.

Thehumandefectsofthesociety

MostofO.Henry’sstoriesaresetincontemporarypresent,theearlyyearsofthe20thcentury.AtthatperiodoftimeinAmerica,thebourgeoisiewasgettingtheupperhandandthecapitalisteconomywasboomingtoitstop.Bourgeoisiebribedthegovernmentandcorruptedthefunctioneddepartmentingovernment.Thegapbetweentherichandthepoorwasdeeper.Thenumberoflowerclasspoorpeoplerocketed.Thewholesocietywasundergoingaprofoundchange.Thecharactersofthestoryaremainlythelowerclasswhostrugglestomakealivinginsadness,impoverished,crucialandunjustsociety.Whethergoodorbad,provideforitspeople,somepeoplecorrupted,somestillstoodattheveryfirstplace,keepingpureheartedandself-sacrificed.InTheGiftoftheMagi,wereadersarenotonlytouchedbythesupremeofvaluablelove,butatthesametimewegetcluesofhowdarknessthesocietyis,therichpeopleinthesocietyarecold-hearted;theyshownomercyandsympathytothepoorThepurposeofmoralteachingthroughthecontrast

Ontheonehand,thepoorcoupleJimandDellaselltheonlyvaluablethingstheyownonlytogiveeachotherspecialChristmasgifts.Toacertainextent,thesegiftsareuseless.Dellacannotwearhercombswithoutherhair,andJimcannotusehiswatchchainwithouthiswatch.However,DellaandJimgiveeachotherthebestofallpossiblegifts,itislove.Ontheotherhand,wecanalsorealizethedarknessofthesociety.Thepoorliveinaquitebadsituation.Therichbenefitthemselvesattheexpenseofothers.Inordertomakemoneytheynevershowmercyandsympathytothepoor.Thepoorgetpoorerandpoorer;therichgetricherandricher.Throughthisobviouscontrast,O.Henrywantstorevealthethemeofbothvirtuesanddefectsinordertoawakepeople’sconscienceandtheirdeepestdesireforallgoodthings,sothatpeoplecanmaketheireffortstosavethewholeworld.conversationalversionofnarration

O.Henry'sconversationalversionofnarrationprovidesinsighttothecharacters,andhelpstoconveythemessageofthestory."Therewasclearlynothingtodobutflopdownontheshabbylittlecouchandhowl.SoDelladidit.