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“A Retrieved Reformation”

“A Retrieved Reformation”. O. Henry. O. Henry 1862 - 1910. real name was William Sydney Porter. born in North Carolina. at age 15 he left school and moved to Texas. worked in Austin, TX bank. two years after leaving he was accused of embezzling. panicked and ran off to Honduras.

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“A Retrieved Reformation”

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  1. “A Retrieved Reformation” O. Henry

  2. O. Henry1862 - 1910 real name was William Sydney Porter born in North Carolina • at age 15 he left school and moved to • Texas

  3. worked in Austin, TX bank • two years after leaving he was accused • of embezzling panicked and ran off to Honduras • one year later he returned to his • dying wife and was caught spent three years in prison

  4. while in prison he took the pen name • O. Henry (some say from • a prison guard Orrin Henry) 1901 he was released and moved to NY • one of the country’s most popular • short story writers stories have surprise endings

  5. other works: “Gift of the Magi”

  6. How do you decide when to give one? Who deserves a second chance?

  7. Third-person omniscientpoint of view • Tells story using pronouns he, she, it and they • Aware of what ALL the characters are thinking and doing

  8. Irony • Verbal irony: say one thing and mean another • Situational irony: what is expected vs. what actually happens

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