The Analysis of O Henry’s Artistic Animation in His Short Story The Gift of the Magi.doc

从麦琪礼物中分析欧亨利小说的艺术手法 The Analysis of O.Henry’s Artistic Animation in His Short Story The Gift of the Magi Contents Abstract……………………………………………………………………….1 Key Words…………………………………………………………………….1 I. O.Henry and His Position……………...……………………………........2 1. His Life……….………………...…………….…………..........................2 2. The Key to Success……………...……………..………….........................3 II. Introduction about Artistic Animation…….............................................3 III. Comments on Twist Ending...............................................................4 1. The Humanity of Characters Reflected From the Twist Ending…….....……..4 1) The Human Virtues…………………...……………….……….……5 2) The Human Defects………………………………………………….6 3) The Human Virtues and the Human Defects----Individualism with No Ill-will……………….....................................................................7 2. Twist Ending Writing Devices on the Humanity of Characters……………...8 1) Social Background…………………………………………………..8 2) Plot Making Technique……………………………….......................9 3. Comment on the Twist Ending………………………...………………....10 1) Humanity Are Fully-depicted………………………………………10 2) Twist Ending Combined with Wry Humor to Create “Smile with Tears”…………………………………………………………..11 IV. Conclusion…………………………………………………………....12 References…………………………………………………………...........13  The Analysis of O·Henry’s Artistic Animation in His Short Story ：The Gift of the Magi Abstract：This thesis mainly analyses the artistic animation in O. Henry’s short stories. With his humorous, ironical and comic writing style, O. Henry reveals the humanity from the twist ending. Part one introduces the author and his position. It not only gives the readers sudden fall but also makes us think plausibly. Part two give a brief content about the article and mainly artistic animation. In a capitalist society, the specific characters are the special society. They also foretell the fate ending. Part three is about some comments on the twist ending. Some criti