After Twenty Years O.Henry
After Twenty Years O. Henry
Contents Cultural Background ■Warm-up Activity ■Analysis of the Text Exercises Question For Consideration
Contents ◼ Cultural Background ◼ Warm-up Activity ◼ Analysis of the Text ◼ Exercises ◼ Question For Consideration
Cultural Background 0.Henry(18621913) O.Henry,pen name of a well-known American short-story writer whose real name was William Sidney Porter
Cultural Background O. Henry (1862~1913) ◼ O. Henry, pen name of a well-known American short-story writer whose real name was William Sidney Porter
In his lifetime he wrote more than 600 short stories in which he described amusing incidents of everyday life
◼ In his lifetime he wrote more than 600 short stories in which he described amusing incidents of everyday life
■He was noted for the“surprise endingi'in his works,that is he invented plots which build up to sharp,unexpected endings
◼ He was noted for the “surprise ending” in his works, that is, he invented plots which build up to sharp, unexpected endings