In the story “The Ransom of Red Chief” The two characters Bill and Johnny‚ or the Red Chief‚ as he likes to be called‚ do not get along very well‚ or rather‚ Bill is not very fond of Johnny at all. This is for a multitude of reasons‚ like the time that the other character Sam is off doing things like mailing letters to Johnny’s father‚ Bill is forced to look after Johnny‚ and has to play a few games with him. Like for instance the time that Johnny pretended Bill was a horse and rode him around for
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24/04/2015 What would a child do when being kidnapped? Be frightened or beg to go home? Readers will surely find the different reaction of a ten-year-old boy in The ransom of Red Chief by O.Henry. Included many humorous elements‚ this work definitely brings the readers of all ages both laugh and precious lessons. The ransom of Red Chief is the story of Sam and Bill and their attempt to raise $2000 for the next illegal scheme in Illinois. At first‚ everything goes according to plan. They kidnap the
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of each kind of irony from the story‚ “The Ransom of Red Chief” The Humor of the Ransom of Red Chief “I’ll fix you” say the kid to Bill on page 486 from the Ransom of Red Chief by O. Henry. This tall tale is very funny and creates a lot of humor. A tall tale is an improbable story. The reason that it is so funny ‚ because it includes a lot of irony in the story. Irony is witty language used to convey insults or scorn. In The Ransom of Red Chief‚ O. Henry included three types of irony‚ verbal
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The Ransom of Red Chief is one of my favorite O. Henry stories. Always the master of comic irony‚ Henry is at the top of his form in this story of two incompetent would-be kidnappers‚ Sam Howard and Bill Driscoll. The story is told in the first person by protagonist Sam‚ whose grand vocabulary and self important attitude helps set the stage for the major fall he and his partner Bill take when they capture a malevolent red-headed hellion‚ Johnny Dorset (a worthy antagonist)‚ and attempt to hold
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The Ransom of Red Chief The story of "The Ransom of Red Chief" is a very ironic story because the author‚ O. Henry‚ turns the expectations of the audience around by making them feel sorry for the kidnappers‚ not the so-called victim. "Red Cheif" is a nine-year-old child who is very hyperactive. He loves to be out doing something anywhere. When the two kidnappers try to lure the boy into their car‚ he throws a brick‚ which is very unexpected from a child‚ and he then accepts to go with them. He
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The Ransom of Red Chief By O. Henry Plot Summary "The Ransom of Red Chief" is a short story written by American writer William Sydney Porter‚ better known as O. Henry. Like many of O. Henry’s works‚ the story is notable for its plays on words‚ humor‚ and plot twist. Written around the turn of the 20th century‚ the story is a short rendition of what you might get if you crossed "Home Alone" with "O Brother Where Art Thou?" It makes for a diverting 5-10 minutes that will bring at least one
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Theme is the lesson or moral in a story‚ novel or movie. The movie Home Alone And the short story Ransom of Red Chief have several common themes. The first theme for home alone And Ransom of Red Chief is Don’t judge a book by its cover. one piece of evidence from Ransom of Red Chief is “ Bill and me figured that we could check down Ebenezer for a ransom of $2‚000 to the last cent. But wait till I tell you.” This shows that it will not be easy to get the money.
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Is kidnapping always seen in a negative way? When you think “kidnapping” your first thoughts are fear. But in The Ransom of Red Chief we see kidnapping in a different light. It is funny and not serious unlike Lindbergh baby kidnapping. To begin‚ both versions of the kidnapping have different tones. In The Ransom of Red Chief by O. Henry a humorous tone is being used to express kidnapping. “I was only funning” is Henrys way of portraying the humor. This is funny because it is not the way most people
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is something many authors use to create suspense and humor. It can be developed through word choice and tone. Word choice develops tone along with with events in the story. Irony is something that can make tone stronger. In the story‚ “The Ransom of Red Chief’ written by O. Henry. Henry uses irony throughout his story to develop a humorous tone. Tone is when the reader feels a specific way towards the story. The reader would find the story funny because of how irony is used in it. Both sitional
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film‚ “Home Alone”‚ and the short story‚ “Ransom of Red Chief”‚ by O’Henry both share the same theme. One theme is “Never underestimate someone smaller than you”. In the film‚ “Home Alone”‚ Kevin outsmarts the robbers and he’s just a little boy. This proves the theme “Never underestimate someone smaller than you” because size doesn’t matter in this situation‚ how smart you are does. In the short story‚ “Ransom of Red Chief”‚ Bill is terrorized by Red Chief and he’s only a child. This proves the theme
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