Red Chief Ransom

O.henry frequently uses twist endings in his short stories. In his short story, The Ransom of Red Chief, his use of a twist ending becomes clear when, the boy, who calls himself “Red chief”, is kidnapped for ransom and when the kidnappers are thinking they’re going to acquire the money, something unexpected happens. Furthermore, the reader learns that the boy is a handful, and neither kidnappers, nor dad, wants to be near him, so the dad makes a suggestion in his return letter to the kidnappers. In the letter he wrote, “You bring Johnny home and pay me two hundred fifty dollars in cash, and I agree to take him off your hands,”unfortunately for the kidnappers, a while later the dad had two hundred fifty dollars in his hand (98). The kidnappers

In ransom of red chief story and movie there were some similarities and differences. Some similarities were that in the story and the movie the two men (Bill and Sam) rode a buggy. Another similarity was when Johnny (red chief) gave two of the desperate men nicknames (snake eye and old hank). One more similarity was that at the end the two desperate men had paid Mr. Ebenezer 250$ at the end.

In the Ransom Of Red Chief, Bill and Sam are very different. Bill and Sam are very different because, for one, Sam is the more leader type. He does ALMOST everything. Like for example, he checks on the town, and sends the letter, etc.. While he makes Bill stay and watch Jimmy. He’s not much of a person that asks for much. Like the money for example. All Sam asked for is $1500. And Bill wanted more ($2,000). Last but not least, Sam can put up with Jimmy. He can control him and make him listen sometimes.

In our 3rd block Ransom Red Chief Trial, we had very good points of view from both the prosecution team and the defense team. The Prosecution seemed to have more evidence that Bill and Sam had intentions on kidnapping the young boy. Along with the Defense had some good evidence but,of course, it wasn’t enough. The Defense team continued to repeat the same thing and at one point, I personally felt as if they weren’t on Bill and Sam’s side. One time, Bill admitted to kidnapping the kid. Red Chief’s father, Mr.Dorset, kind of threw his son under the bus. If you were ever wondering how we could fix our trial, we could definitely learn our parts better and find out what role we should play. The Prosecutors won the case, mainly because they had more

In the movie of The Ransom of Red Chief there are some differences and similarities. In the movie Red chief drives a car. When in the short story Red Chief didn’t drive a car. There’s no way that a 10 year old kid can drive a car. In the movie there is a car. In the short story there is a buggy that they kidnap Red Chief in. In the short story Red Chief is throwing rocks at Bill the kidnapper. In the movie Red chief is setting off fire crackers to wake Bill up.

The story Ransom of Red chief and the movie had a few similarities and differences. The primary similarity that had caught my attention that usually when books are turned into movies the character descriptions change however Bill and Sam had the same in both the movie and book. Another similarity is that the two exotic guys had the same rough nicknames the nappy head gave them Old Hank and Snake Eye. The last but not least Mr. Dorset had outrageously long money in the movie and the story he was very wealthy and rich in both. Even though Red chief was kidnapped the unusual thing he said in both aspects was he wanted to stay with the kidnappers.

In Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the adventures are an important factor throughout the characters in the novel. As it progresses throughout the novel, readers start to enhance their understanding of each character and their adventures. However, some characters in the novel demonstrate more to which they reveal significant ideas that portray the author’s society. Huck, Jim and Tom’s adventures help to understand their society through the themes in their experiences. More specifically, the themes of growing up, morality, slavery, and freedom are all prime examples that help explore the social norms of their adventures.

“‘Sam,’ says he,’ what’s 250$ after all?’” In the story, “the Ransom of Red Chief”, Bill and Sam kidnapped Red Chief,( A.K.A. Johnny) for ransom money, but Red Chief’s wild nature forces them to return him to his father. In the short story, “the Ransom of Red Chief”, O. Henry depicts the theme that desperate times call for desperate measures, and desperate measures often aren’t thought through.

In O. Henry’s short story, The Ransom Red Chief, the main action takes place with a little boy named Red Chief. Through conversations over conversations, and comments over questions. O. Henry makes a lot of traits on Red Chief.

From these words at the very beginning, the reader quickly begins to sense Huck’s deep disgust for the ways of the upper class. While this can be brushed off as teenage rebellion, a closer look reveals mature thoughts about life and the worth of their surface level ways.

Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” commences off with a rather interesting note to the readers: “you don’t know about me, without you have read a book by the name of “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer”, but that ain’t no matter. That book was made by Mr. Mark Twain, and he told the truth, mainly” (1). Right from the beginning, the well-known and highly criticized Mark Twain portrays a personal connection between the main character and himself. Although not stated, it is presumed that Mr. Twain may share a similar outlook on life as Huckleberry Finn (to an extent). Our young protagonist is nothing short of engaging; he is depicted to be biologically motherless (deceased) and abused by the hands of his alcoholic biological father.

The Ransom of Red Chief trial argued their way. In my opinion the Prosecutors had the most credible evidence due to why Sam and Bill are guilty. The prosecution team won the case against the dense. Both got most their evidence from the movie because it actually showed what was being done. They both had points they showed was right but the prosecutors showed that Sam and Bill was wrong for kidnapping so the verdict was fair.

He had felt the gulf now between them and had swelled with calm pride.” By the end of the novel Henry realizes being a man has less to do with his accomplishments on the battlefield and more to do with himself as a whole.Another prevailing theme is the importance of an individual. Henry thought highly of himself and thinking he played a key role in the battle,when in actuality he was just a small pawn that was of no importance. At the end of the novel Henry came to a realization that he had little to no importance when looking at the bigger picture.Though he still took pride in himself just as much as he took pride in his fellow

In conclusion, the Ramson the Red chief expresses a dark truth that not everything people expected will happen. It could just be the complete opposite. The author creates this story with irony and comedic language to make the plot amusing to the readers. O Henry is not just another author who writes funny stories but an author who can convey a truth about

Man’s inherent inquisitiveness propels social evolution. Therefore social growth is inevitable. Set in Yellow Sky, Texas in the 1800s, Stephen Crane’s “Bride Comes To Yellow Sky” follows Texas Marshal Jack Potter who introduces his new wife to his hometown. The town’s drunk, Scratchy Wilson is the antagonist who symbolizes man's primitive nature while Mrs. Potter symbolizes modernization. Crane skillfully structures the plot by abruptly replacing the climax with the denouncement, contrasts Scratchy’s barbaric character with Mrs. Potter’s well-mannered persona, and sets the story in Texan town during the Industrial Revolution, primarily emphasizing that social progress is an unstoppable train that will inevitably crush those against society advancing.