Preview

Books by O.Henry

Satisfactory Essays
Open Document
Open Document
311 Words
Grammar
Grammar
Plagiarism
Plagiarism
Writing
Writing
Score
Score
Books by O.Henry
Blind Man's Holiday

Alas for the man and for the artist with the shifting point of perspective! Life shall be a confusion of ways to the one; the landscape shall rise up and confound the other. Take the case of Lorison. At one time he appeared to himself to be the feeblest of fools; at another he conceived that he followed ideals so fine that the world was not yet ready to accept them. During one mood he cursed his folly; possessed by the other, he bore himself with a serene grandeur akin to greatness: in neither did he attain the perspective. Generations before,...

The Gift of the Magi
The story is set in New York City in the early 1900s. A young couple, Mr. and Mrs. James Dillingham Young – Della and Jim – live in a shabby apartment. They have very little money, but a great love for one another. Della and Jim have two treasures of which they are both very proud – Della’s beautiful long hair and Jim’s gold watch, which belonged to his father and grandfather before him. The story that unfolds reveals the true meaning of gift giving as both Della and Jim sacrifice their own treasure to buy a Christmas gift to enhance the other’s treasure. Unbeknownst to one another, Della sells her long hair to buy a platinum fob chain for Jim’s watch, and Jim sells his watch to buy tortoise shell hair combs for Della’s long hair. While the result is shock and confusion when Della and Jim exchange gifts, the depth of their love for one another is revealed by the sacrifices each has made for the other.

Awards
O. Henry memorial award prize stories by Blanche Colton Williams
Prize Stories: O'Henry Award 1954 by Paul Engle
O'Henry Award 1958 by Peter) (MATTHIESSEN
Prize Stories 1983: The O. Henry Awards by William Miller
Continue Reading
View Writing Issues

You May Also Find These Documents Helpful

  • Powerful Essays

    Analyzing the Star or Director Through Their Films Spike Lee - Modern Star Director - She’s Gotta Have It, Crooklyn, Inside Man
    • 1874 Words
    • 8 Pages

    Analyzing the Star or Director Through Their Films Spike Lee - Modern Star Director - She’s Gotta Have It, Crooklyn, Inside Man

    Kennedy, Lisa. "THE STORYTELLER. (Cover story)." Essence (Time Inc.) 38.11 (2008): 183. Academic Search Complete…

    • 1874 Words
    • 8 Pages
    Powerful Essays
    Read More
  • Good Essays

    John Wolseley
    • 641 Words
    • 3 Pages

    John Wolseley

    In this painting, the movement has a significant impact on how the viewer will see it. John has tended to control the direction of how he wanted the viewer to look at…

    • 641 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
    Read More
  • Good Essays

    How Did George Washington Make Decisions
    • 431 Words
    • 2 Pages

    How Did George Washington Make Decisions

    Likewise, Jim and Della both gave up their prized possessions to give the other happiness. When Della asked Mrs.Sofronie “Will you buy my hair”(O’Henry). Della would do anything to get jim the perfect gift for christmas when she sold her hair. When Jim said “Della let’s put our christmas gifts aside keep them a while, they are too nice to use (O’Henry). It did not matter that they sold their most precious items to get each other a gift for Christmas.…

    • 431 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
    Read More
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Underappreciated Portrait Artist: Peter Malion
    • 324 Words
    • 2 Pages

    Underappreciated Portrait Artist: Peter Malion

    Peter Malion was an underappreciated portrait artist and bachelor who lived in Queens, New York. He never was famous for his works, even though was good at what he loved, and had a natural talent for art. When he wasn’t at work, he devoted his time at home to a project of his own—a portrait of a young woman. He spent hours of time putting an intricate design in places he saw fit such as her posture, cheekbones, and neckline. He had never been emotionally connected to any of his works, but when he painted his favorite portrait he always said: “One day, you will be complete, and you will be perfect.” After two months of dedicated labor toward the figure, He had finished all of his work which he thought to have reached perfection. He admired…

    • 324 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
    Read More
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Avp Project
    • 315 Words
    • 2 Pages

    Avp Project

    A. Summary: This story is about a young man who tried to snatch the purse of a woman who was walking home. He failed his mission leaving him in an uncomfortable position facing the woman. She took him to her house where their were other people. She told him her life story and gave him food to eat. Later on Ms. Jones gave Rogrt $10 to buy blue suade shoes. He wanted to say “thank you Ma’am” but he couldn’t moth the words out.…

    • 315 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
    Read More
  • Good Essays

    O. Henry's The Ransom Of Red Chief
    • 290 Words
    • 2 Pages

    O. Henry's The Ransom Of Red Chief

    Murphy's Law states, “Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong.” In the case of O. Henry’s book; “The Ransom of Red Chief”, the entire plan to kidnap a kid and hold a ransom, goes, as Murphy’s Law predicts, horribly wrong. The story is about two men, Sam and Bill, planning to kidnap the son of Ebenezer Dorset, a rich mortgage fancier, and hold ransom. Me being very sarcastic, and O. Henry’s use of irony, had me hooked from beginning to end.…

    • 290 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
    Read More
  • Good Essays

    Frankenstein Romanticism Chart
    • 533 Words
    • 3 Pages

    Frankenstein Romanticism Chart

    A new view of the artist as a supremely individual creator, whose creative spirit is more important than strict adherence to formal rules and traditional procedures…

    • 533 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
    Read More
  • Better Essays

    The Simple Gift Analysis
    • 1327 Words
    • 6 Pages

    The Simple Gift Analysis

    While the purpose of ‘The simple gift’ is to entertain and demonstrate the importance of acceptance in belonging. The perseverance showed by Steve Jobs allowed him to develop two new companies NeXT and Pixar and made his way back into Apple. By being a non conformist he stresses the importance of doing what one loves to do. “Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people’s thinking” His urgent tone in this statement stresses the importance of his point and motivates the graduates to form their own connections in life. However Billy received help from the connection he had formed with Old Bill. “I held the key in my hands. I knew better than to ask him inside.” The imagery of Billy holding the key in both his hands expands on its value and importance. Old Bill gave Billy his house and took guardianship over him to protect his sense of belonging because of the acceptance Billy showed to him “I sat beside the old hobo and handed them across” others would have ignored old bill but billy may have seen him on his level a person with a reason behind his homelessness” the imagery of a teenager helping a homeless person and the sentimental valve the simple gift of a carton of cigarettes could not be measured as it was the first…

    • 1327 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Better Essays
    Read More
  • Better Essays

    Bobbed Hair Essay
    • 3226 Words
    • 13 Pages

    Bobbed Hair Essay

    We, of all people, must be very careful not to allow ourselves to stagnate in any manner whatsoever—mentally, artistically, or physically. To be an artist means to grow. An artist can not afford to do anything else. To stand still means, paradoxically enough, to go backward, and for an artist that is fatal. To keep on growing means the constant necessity for getting a correct perspective of ourselves. We must stand off, so to speak, and look at ourselves through very critical glasses. If we once lose our perspective we lose all.…

    • 3226 Words
    • 13 Pages
    Better Essays
    Read More
  • Better Essays

    The Gross Clinic
    • 1856 Words
    • 8 Pages

    The Gross Clinic

    “I never knew of but one artist, and this is Tom Eakins, who could resist the temptation to see what they think ought to be rather than what is.” – Walt Whitman…

    • 1856 Words
    • 8 Pages
    Better Essays
    Read More
  • Powerful Essays

    The Secret Life of Walter Mitty VS The Story Of An Hour
    • 2892 Words
    • 12 Pages

    The Secret Life of Walter Mitty VS The Story Of An Hour

    Lass, A. H. & Tasman, N. L. (1969). 21 Great stories. New York, New York: First Mentor Printing.…

    • 2892 Words
    • 12 Pages
    Powerful Essays
    Read More
  • Good Essays

    Suspense and Irony in “the Tell-Tale Heart” and “the Gift of the Magi”
    • 797 Words
    • 4 Pages

    Suspense and Irony in “the Tell-Tale Heart” and “the Gift of the Magi”

    “The Gift of the Magi” is centered on two main characters Jim and Della. It is a Christmas themed story in which a poor couple find themselves in a difficult situation when looking to buy presents for each other, when they find out them both have no money. Jim’s pride and joy is a golden watch and Della’s most prized possession is her hair. But when they both go to buy presents for each other they both sell their most prized possessions to buy gifts. When they show each other there presents they are shocked to find Della bought a chain for Jims watch, and Jim bought combs for Della’s hair!…

    • 797 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
    Read More
  • Good Essays

    George's Descriptive Essay: Return To The Free Market
    • 1158 Words
    • 5 Pages

    George's Descriptive Essay: Return To The Free Market

    The courtyard boasted wildly with the sounds of laughter and exchanged money. A sight to see indeed, in fact a sight almost too large for a even grown adult to process. Of course, George was no grown man, so at every call of a marketer beckoned him to approach. One would be amazed at the things one can find at a flea market, let alone a New York flea market. Today, George’s parents had thought to take advantage of the weather, for it was turning toward the summer ahead, making it prime for a day's stroll through the bustling rows of merchants. Hours they spent, gawking at pieces from all over the world; a cabinet from Germany, a door from Rome, it was truly a wonder to behold. But then the day was done, merchants packing up shop, time to leave this magical place. George could not help but to notice a flash in the corner of his eye. A flash as bright as lightning, he would later claim, in which he looked over and saw it. An ornate mirror hung from a stand with the seller underneath, packing up the shop for the night. It was simply astounding. From the ellipsing frame delicately shaped into waves and fleurs coated in a silver blanket to the sheer elegance that radiated from it, George felt that he simply must have it. The merchant pleaded that it was not for sale, that it held something that no one wanted. But stubborn George was and his parents paid…

    • 1158 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Good Essays
    Read More
  • Better Essays

    American History Timeline I
    • 1631 Words
    • 7 Pages

    American History Timeline I

    References: Brands, H. W., Breen, T. H., Williams, R., & Gross, A.J. (2012). American stories: A history of the United States. Combined Volume, Second Edition, Pearson, Upper Saddle River, NJ. . ISBN 1-256-77074-4.…

    • 1631 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Better Essays
    Read More
  • Better Essays

    John Berger Liberty Leading The People
    • 1270 Words
    • 6 Pages

    John Berger Liberty Leading The People

    “Every image embodies a way of seeing, our perception or appreciation of an image depends also upon our own way of seeing” (Berger 142). In other words, Berger is saying if ten people look at the same piece of art each interpretation is going to be just as unique and different as the person looking at it. Based on one’s knowledge of the artist, time period, and the painting itself gives a whole different perspective than someone who doesn’t know any of the history. Also different life experiences can change the way a person can relate a painting to themselves.…

    • 1270 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Better Essays
    Read More