A Brief Analysis O’ Henry’s Writing Style of The Last Leaf1.doc

A Brief Analysis of O’ Henry’s Writing Style of The Last Leaf 摘要：欧哼利是美国二十世纪最著名的短篇小说家。他的作品因结构设计巧妙，结尾出其不意而为人称道。他语言幽默，描写的人物富有生活情趣，因此被誉为“美国生活的幽默百科全书”。 “ 欧亨利式结尾”以出人意料的写作手法，使小说极具戏剧性并享誉世界文坛。《最后一片叶子》就是一个典型的代表。作者运用了幽默讽刺的戏剧手段，及其出其不意的结尾，揭示了人性的主题，让文章升华。欧亨利擅长于人物心理的描写，同时还包括社会背景所反映的人性特征。总之，这种独特的艺术结尾激发了人们对人性特点的深思，而人性特点又升华了艺术结尾，对读者的心灵产生了持久的震撼力。 本文通过分析这种写作手法和人物特征来达到对小说内涵更准确的把握，从而帮助读者透过表象看到作者真正的意图，进而发现其作品中的艺术魅力。 关键字：欧亨利；作品；写作手法；分析 Abstract O Henry is the most popular short-story writer at 20th century in American, who is know as one of the originators of modern short story. His works are famous for its ingenious art conception, as well as unexpected ending. Describing the characters with humorous language and full of life interest, O Henry is known as the “Humorous encyclopedia of American life”. O慔enry endinge style wakes the novels extremely dramatic by unpredictable writing technique. The last leave is a typical representative. The author often gives irony and surprising ending. He let the theme sublimate. O’Henry was good at using psychological description of the human characters which reflected social background. In all, this king of special artistic ending inspired the people to think about the characters about human nature, while the characters of human nature sublimated. The thesis analyses the writing method and character feature to grasp accurately the connotation of the novel, then help the reader read the real intention through representation, and then catch sight of the artistic glam in this works. Key words: O’ Henry; writing style; humanity Contents 中文摘要 Abstract Acknowledgements Introduction Ⅰ.Literature Review A. A Brief Introduction to O’ Henry B. A Brief Introduction to The Last Leaf 1. The Main Content 2. The Theme 3. The Characters Ⅱ The Writing Style of O’ Henry A. The Writing Features in The Last Leaf B. The Feature of Characters C. The Feature of Language Ⅲ. The?Inversion?Ending A. The Definition of the Inversion Ending B. The