After-Twenty-Years【优秀课件事例】【背景介绍】.pptVIP

B T L E W B T L E W Part Two Background Information ENTER After Twenty Years 第一页，编辑于星期一：十五点 二十二分。 Author The American West a. General Introduction b. the Rocky Mountain states c. the Pacific Coast states d. Frontier Spirit and Expansion towards the West e. Violence in the 19th Century Background information Contents 第二页，编辑于星期一：十五点 二十二分。 O. Henry (1862—1910) was the pen name of William Sydney Porter, an American short story writer. His short, simple stories are noted for their careful plotting, ironic coincidences, and surprise endings. Author To be continued on the next page. 第三页，编辑于星期一：十五点 二十二分。 O. Henry was born William Sydney Porter in Greensboro, North Carolina. He went to Texas in 1882 and worked at various jobs—as teller in an Austin bank (1891—1894) and as a newspaperman for the Houston Post. Author To be continued on the next page. 第四页，编辑于星期一：十五点 二十二分。 In 1898 an unexplained shortage in the Austin bank was charged to him. Although many people believed him innocent, he fled to the Honduras but returned to be with his wife, who was fatally ill. He eventually served three years in prison, where he first started writing short stories. Author To be continued on the next page. 第五页，编辑于星期一：十五点 二十二分。 Upon his release he settled in New York. Although his stories have been criticized as shallow and contrived, O. Henry did catch the color and movement of the city and evidenced a genuine sympathy for ordinary people. Author To be continued on the next page. O. Henrys humorous, energetic style shows the influence of Mark Twain and Ambrose Bierce. 第六页，编辑于星期一：十五点 二十二分。 His approximately 300 stories are collected in Cabbages and Kings (1904), The Four Million (1906), The Voice of the City (1908), Options (1909), and others. Author The end of the Author. Write what you like; there is no other rule. O. Henry 第七页，编辑于星期一：十五点 二十二分。 The American West is generally considered to include the eight Rocky Mountain sta