文档介绍：The Cop and the Anthem
——A short story written by
The brief introduction of the author
William Sydney Porter
O. Henry
Born on September 11, 1862, in Greensboro, North Carolina
10 collections and over 600 short stories
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His novels expose the darkness of capitalism
setting.....
Between the society and class conflict is intensifying.
Some small bourgeois writers condemn the evils of the capitalist system, describe the misery of the people.
About the story: The Cop and the Anthem
Protagonist: Soapy
Aim:avoid sleeping in the cold winter as a guest of the city jail
Soapy‘s ploys include……
Swindling a restaurant to serving him an expensive meal
Breaking the plate-glass window of a luxury shop
Repeating his eatery exploit at a humble diner
Sexually harassing a young lady
Pretending to be intoxicated to make troubles
Stealing umbrella
However, all of these attempts are quickly exposed as failures……
Soapy listens to the an play an anthem.
……
Black Humor
The contradiction between individual and environment
amplify contort
ridiculous but appressive
Unreasonable plot
Prison was like heaven.
Broke up the window.
Flirted a young woman.
Disturbed the peace.
Stole a umbrella.
Repented with the Anthem.
Humourous language
"For years the hospitable Blackwell’s had been his winter quarters"
Irony
"where are gathered together nightly the choicest products of the grape, the silkworm and the protoplasm."
Irony ,metonymy