ⅠAbout the author

O.henry originally named William Sydney Porter, who is one of famous short-story writer in America. His short, simple stories are noted for their careful plotting, ironic coincidences, and surprise endings. So some critist may think his stories as shallow and contrived,but in my opinion nothing can be perfect and his disadvantage also become his advantage.he did catch the color and movement of the city and show his gift in describing the genuine psychology of ordinary people,especially the poor ones.

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Nowhere to Stay

The Cop and the Anthem is one of O.Henry’s representative works. This novel describes a vagrant who is jobless, homeless and commits crime on purpose so that he can be put into prison in winter. However, things don’t go as he expected. But when he makes up his mind to give up evil and return to good, he is arrested.

O.Henry, one of the three most famous short-strong writers in the world, enjoys equal status with Chekhov and Maupassant. Some critics called him “the founder of American stories”. O.Henry’s real name is William Sydney Porter.

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The Cop and the Anthem

The Cop and the Anthem is one of O.Henry's representative works. O.Henry is one of the most famous American critical realist short story writer, and one of the world's top three masters of the short stories. He is known as the father of modern American short story. O. Henry's short stories are famous for their surprise endings. The ending of his story is not only reasonable, but also in unexpected. His literary works is original in conception, and his language is humorous. He is good at describing American society, especially the living in New York City. As his interesting characters description, he is hailed as the humor Encyclopedia of American life.

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Book Report

Name: The Cop and the Anthem (one article of the Short Stories by O.Henry)

Writer: O.Henry, A Famous American Writer

Publishment: Peiking Yanshan Press

Reading reason: This article is typical of O.Henry’s works, and it is so impressive that I would like to read it again and again.

The cop and the anthem is an interesting article written by O.Henry. The story happens in a late fall in the early of the twentieth century in New York City. The only one character, named ‘Soapy’, even no last name is given, is homeless. As winter is coming, Soapy faces the urgent necessity of finding some sort of shelter. He expects to be arrested so that he could live in the warm prison during the cold season. Therefore, he does some effort to commit an act that will get him in jail. However, the additional problem is that Soapy breaks the law, he does not act like a criminal. Swilding a restaurant for an expensive meal. Soapy is refused to enter for his poor appearance. Breaking a luxury shop’s windows, Soapy is regarded as an innocent bystander. Soapy’s attempts are all failed. As he stands on the street, with an anthem flies into his ears from the church, Soapy decides to start with a clean slate and plans his future. In the end, Soapy, who does not want something for nothing and goes to a great deal

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哈尔滨师范大学 学士学位论文

题 目 An Analysis of the Cop and the Anthem 学 生

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题 目 An Analysis of the Cop and the Anthem 学 生

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The Cop and the Anthem

O·Henry

On his bench in Madison Square Soapy moved uneasily. When wild goose honk high of nights, and when women without sealskin coats grow kind to their husbands, and when Soapy moves uneasily on his bench in the park, you may know that winter is near at hand.

A dead leaf fell in Soapy’s lap. That was Jack Frost’s card. Jack is kind to the regular denizens of Madison Square, and gives fair warning of his annual call. At the corners of four streets he hands his pasteboard to the North Wind, footman of the mansion of All Outdoors, so that the inhabitants thereof may make ready.

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The Cop And The Anthem

O Henry

On his bench in Madison Square Soapy moved uneasily, and when Soapy moves uneasily on his bench in the park, you may know that winter is near.

A dead leaf fell in Soapy's lap. That was Jack Frost's card. Jack is kind to the regular residents of Madison Square, and gives them warning of his annual call.

Soapy realized the fact that the time had come for him to provide against the coming winter. And therefore he moved uneasily on his bench.

The winter ambitions of Soapy were not of the highest. In them there were no dreams of Mediterranean voyages, of blue Southern skies or the Vesuvian Bay. Three months on the Island was what his soul desired. Three months of assured board and bed and good company, safe from north winds and policemen, seemed to Soapy the most desirable thing.

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The Cop and the Anthem

O Henry

On his bench in Madison Square Soapy moved uneasily, and when Soapy moves uneasily on his bench in the park, you may know that winter is near.

A dead leaf fell in Soapy's lap. That was Jack Frost's（Jack Frost：“霜冻”的拟人化称呼。） card. Jack is kind to the regular residents of Madison Square, and gives them warning of his annual call.

Soapy realized the fact that the time had come for him to provide against the coming winter. And therefore he moved uneasily on his bench.

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