O. Henry Twenty Years Later Character 100

What will happen to the people we get along with today in 20 years? Don't say that there are 20 years of separation, even if you have the opportunity to meet relatives or friends from time to time, the changes will be great, and the changes in appearance will not be big, but the differences in experience, situation, attitude towards life, etc., will be very large. Younger readers may wish to play this 20-year covenant with your friends, which is similar to playing with the time bag.

In the work, Wells goes from a sluggish honest man to a capable patrolman; And Bob went from being a smart man who was not willing to be ordinary to become an outlaw. Fate played tricks on this pair of former good partners, and twenty years later, they became incompatible policemen and bandits, and their life paths are traceable. Wells stood by his principles and also took friendship into account.

Ou Xiangli is an excellent short story writer, his style of works is often known for unexpected endings, and there are many people who imitate them, so this technique is respectfully called the European Henry ending, and it has also become one of the characteristics of Chinese miniature **. More than half of the works in contemporary Chinese episodic miniature ** more or less imitate this kind of ending, even if it is non-episodic**, such as the poetic ** "Eternal Butterfly", its ending is also unexpected. This work is close to 2,000 words and was originally classified as a short story**.

In foreign countries, there is no miniature **, but there is the title of short short story, which generally refers to extremely short **, and also includes general stories, which is equivalent to the connotation of domestic "small**", and Taiwan's "very short story" includes short prose. Micro ** is limited to**, and it is different from short stories** and general stories. In addition to the increase in the number of words, "Twenty Years Later" is in line with the stylistic and artistic characteristics of modern Chinese miniature **.

From this work, we can see the context of the horizontal borrowing of modern Chinese miniature.

The reader will see from this work that the European henry ending is not a hard surprise, but in the words of the commentator, it is unexpected, but it is reasonable. To say that the ending of this work is reasonable, it is necessary to pay attention to some details: the personalities of the two foreshadow different life orientations; The psychology of the offender tends to take the initiative to confess himself; Bob's smug overconfidence diminished the consternation he deserved; The dim lighting of the scene also obscured the vision, but the details of lighting a cigarette made Wells see clearly; Bob's casual revelation of wealth also makes him exposed; Wells' upright personality and police experience make him calm to face his criminal friends.

The above list shows the author's artistic ingenuity. Excellent miniature ** all have one thing in common, they are cleverly conceived and sophisticated. Hard surprise is just a resort to simple coincidences, even scratching one's head.

At the door of a small shop, a man stood in the dim light. He had an unlit cigar in his mouth. The policeman slowed down, gave him a serious look, and then walked over to the man.

Character introduction. Jimmy Wells.

Jimmy, a tall man with extraordinary style, who "thinks of New York as the only good place in the world", to be exact, "he is somewhat steady" and does not want to venture west, he is clearly a sane, calm and thoughtful man, he is a New York police officer with the aura of a protector of peace, and as the story progresses, he shows a sophisticated and scheming side when the hero gradually transforms back into mortal.

Bob. Bob is a man of flesh and blood, affection and trust. He and Jimmy are a pair of friends who grew up together in New York and are like brothers.

When Bob was 18 years old, he decided to go to the West to "break through", he looked down on those who saw the city as a paradise, he thought that a person "inevitably became mediocre in New York", and in the West he could pioneer and do a career, he went from a smart man who was unwilling to be ordinary to an outlaw.

Brief introduction of the work. Bob and Jimmy Wells, two brothers who grew up together in New York, agree to meet again 20 years later at the same time and place when Bob is about to set off for an adventure in the West. For 20 years, none of them have forgotten this agreement.

Bob traveled thousands of miles from the west to attend the appointment, and he was supported by the fact that as long as the other party remembered the appointment, it would be worth whatever he did. For Bob, Jimmy will always be his most loyal and trusted friend.

However, when they meet again after 20 years, what awaits them is not the joy of reunion, but fate puts them on opposite ends of the legal scale, Bob is the most wanted criminal, and Jimmy is the police officer who has been ordered to try to hunt down "Cunning Bob". For Jimmy, he chose the latter as to whether to remain loyal to his best friend or to fulfill his duties as a police officer.

Some foreign critics have said: "(O. Henry's) no truth, no moral sense, no philosophy of life." — but this argument has been rejected by most commentators.

Some people think that his ** writing is shallow. Someone said: "Of all the ** of O. Henry, you can't find a character who is realistically written."

O. Henry was also not satisfied with his own friend's **, and once he said in a letter to a friend: "I am a failure. What about my?

To be honest, I'm not satisfied. I'm afraid that people will say I'm a 'famous writer'. ”

Bob is a man who values friendships. He was able to walk a thousand miles to meet up with his friends at the risk of being caught. And upon walking into the aperture, he could see that the tall man wasn't Jamie.

After 20 years, he can still remember his friend's appearance, which shows how high Jamie is in his heart.

Jamie is a dutiful and respectful person. As a friend of Bob, he could have avoided arresting him, but he still had someone arrest him. However, he did not go in person, and out of respect for his friend, he asked a plainclothes policeman.

Pretend to meet Bob and leave a note for him.