Himalayan platform

American countryside

Genre novel

Author o Henry (1862- 19 10). Formerly known as William Sydney Porter, he is one of the most famous short story writers in America. He was once praised by critics as the Laureate Prose Writer in Manhattan and the father of modern American short stories. He comes from a family of doctors in Green Sboro, North Carolina, USA.

O Henry's life is full of legends. He worked as a pharmacy apprentice, cowherd, accountant, land bureau clerk, journalist and bank teller. When I was a bank teller, I left home and went into exile in Honduras in Central America in order to escape the trial. Later, he was arrested and imprisoned for going home to visit his dying wife and worked as a pharmacist in the prison infirmary. When he worked in a bank, he had a writing experience. After working as a pharmacist in the prison infirmary, he began to write seriously. 190 1 After his early release, he moved to new york to specialize in writing.

O Henry is a world-famous short story writer. His works are unique after Mo Bosang and Chekhov. O Henry is good at describing American society, especially the life of new york people. His works are novel in conception, humorous in language and often unexpected in ending. It is also called "Humorous Encyclopedia of American Life" because it describes many characters and is full of interest in life. His representative works include the collection of novels "Cabbage and the King", "Four Million" and "The Road to Destiny". Some of his famous works, such as Sacrifice of Love, Police and Hymns, Furnished Rooms for Rent, Maggie's Gift and The Last Rattan Leaf, made him famous all over the world.

The synopsis of the story is in the casino. Little Liano shot and killed a young man because of an altercation. This young man has many followers. In order to avoid the Avengers, Little Liano had to take to the road of escape. He sailed to the coast of South America and lived in an unknown country. There, he was caught by the consul of the American embassy, and under the careful design of the consul, he participated in a scam. The consul tattooed an eagle symbolizing the totem of the rich family on little Liano's left arm, and made little Liano pretend to be the son of an elderly rich man who had been missing for many years, so as to get a lot of cash from the rich man's safe. When the consul reached an agreement with little Liano, little Liano turned into a noble constantly chauffeured, enjoying an unprecedented luxurious life and the warmth of maternal love. When the consul offered to share the money equally, little Liano broke the contract, pulled out a gun and threatened the consul's life, asking him to keep a secret.

At first glance, little Liano cheated both the elderly rich couple and the consul. He is a so-called double liar. On closer inspection, however, this novel tells a story from a murderer to a fugitive, to a liar, and finally returns to kindness with a cynical brush stroke, and entrusts the human ideal that O. Henry's kindness overcomes evil. On the other hand, although the consul is an upper class and looks ugly on the surface, he is actually just an unsuccessful "top liar".

Wonderful sentence

1, the vengeful people quickly gathered to trace it. Three men caught up with little Liano near the railway station. He turned around and showed his usual malicious smile before taking brutal and violent measures. His pursuers retreated before even reaching for their guns.

2. At the beginning, little Liano was not as brave as usual, and deliberately looked for someone to fight hard. The purely accidental quarrel was caused by some irrepressible rude words when they were playing cards. Little Liano also likes the lanky, arrogant, brown-faced young man he shot. He doesn't want any more bloodshed. He wants to avoid it, find a pasture for grazing cattle, cover his face with a handkerchief in the sun and have a good sleep. When he is in this mood, even Mexicans are safe to see him.

At the border of Rio Grande, it doesn't matter if you take a person's life, but if you take his mount, it will simply bankrupt him and you won't get anything-if you are caught.

He is familiar with this place-the most difficult and difficult road between its rugged jungle, the camp where people can entertain and the lonely pasture.

A lanky young man in high-heeled riding boots came to the seaside. His face is full of childishness, but it is mixed with a precocious and stern look, which shows that he has a deep experience. His skin was originally dark, and with the wind and sun of outdoor life, it turned dark brown. His hair is as black and straight as an Indian; His face has not been dug by a razor; His blue eyes are cold and firm.

6. When I woke up in the morning, I heard Hong Niao with seven tails singing, and the breeze sighed in the exotic flowers and grasses. Local residents never work. They don't need to get up. They just need to reach out and bring a big basket of the best greenhouse fruits. No sundays, no ice, no rent, no worries, nothing. That country is the best for those who just want to lie in bed and wait for luck to find a way out.

7. If you invest here, you need someone to help you. These black guys, if you don't know their style, will cheat you out of your gold teeth.

8. "In that house," Shaq said, "there is a noble old Spanish gentleman and his wife. They can't wait to hold you in their arms and fill your pockets with money. Living there is old Santos Urigai. Half of the gold mines in this country are his industries. "

9. If the American government can't live without my service, let it collapse.

10, as soon as you saw her eyes and found that their beautiful images and disappointed expressions showed great sadness, you knew that this woman could only live by some kind of memory.

1 1. He became a young Spanish gentleman. All his clothes are imported, and the jeweler's cunning has not wasted his effort on him. When he rolled up a cigarette, an unusually large diamond ring shone on his hand.

12. On my first night at the Colonel's house, they took me to a bedroom. This is not a mattress on the floor-this is a real bedroom with a bed and furniture. Before going to bed, my fake mother came in and tucked me in. "Baby," she said, "my lost baby, God sent you back. I will always praise her name. She said some similar nonsense. Then it rained and dripped on my nose. I will never forget this situation.

13, I have hardly talked to women, and I have no mother to talk to, but we must keep this lady a secret. She has endured pain once; She can't stand the second time.

My perception

1, why did the author spend a long paragraph describing the details of the conversation between Little Liano and the captain of the sailboat before boarding? Personally, I think this passage has no effect on shaping the character of little Liano, nor does it promote the story of the whole novel. It's just to help little Liano cross the sea, and a few words can completely take over. Great writers also pour water to stretch space!

2. Little Liano finally established real feelings with his fake mother. The first reason is that his mother's infatuation with her son has influenced little Liano. Second, the young man shot by little Liano in the casino was the biological son of the old rich man, and his conscience found that he should "compensate" the old rich man and his wife with his feelings; Third, as long as little Liano is kind to the old rich couple (even pretending), he can not only enjoy the real rich life, but also inherit all the industries of the old rich couple in the future, which is much more cost-effective than colluding with the consul to steal 50 thousand yuan and 100 thousand yuan in cash. Little Liano has no reason not to be nice to the old rich couple.

3. At the core of the whole story, I met the consul in Little Liano, who set up and directed the last part of deception and Little Liano's breach of contract. The end of the story is unexpected. Specially prepared is a sentence from little Liano, "The man I killed in laredo had the same tattoo on his left back." The end and the beginning of the story are interlocking, echoing from beginning to end, making readers memorable. Such a plot arrangement is worthy of reference by novelists. (202 1 1220)