The Ransom of Red Chief

emphasized and exemplified best when his best friend, Henry Clerval, plays a foil to him. Both

First, one should focus on the language and Henry's ethos. The soldiers are burdened with the thought of a

In 1946,

Henry uses logical and ethical approaches to help make his point stand out more to the

Henry uses many devices to get his point across to the president and others. In the beginning he uses formal diction to establish rapport- to persuade those who disagree with his stance to agree. He says “worthy gentlemen” to the men who have went before him and gave their account. Also says “I hope it will not be thought disrespectful to those” to them also because something he says later on might be thought towards a certain person. In the second paragraph he uses allusion to Greek mythology and allusion to hope. It states “...it is natural to man to indulge in the illusions of hope” “I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided; and that is the lamp of experience”. Also gives allusion to Greek myths saying “we are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of that siren till

A novel’s setting contributes to the atmosphere of a story in a myriad of ways. Setting provides insight of a character’s point of view, the culture of a specific time, and transports the reader to another world. In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Shelley describes breathtaking scenes of nature in immense detail. Her descriptions of the Alps and the destroyed tree relate to the pursuit of knowledge, power and the idea of “playing God”, by providing places of contemplation and comparison for a reader to ponder on these issues.

The story takes a while to get off the ground, but perhaps it is best that way, so we can see a clear description of the steady peaceful (and somewhat dull) life Henry had before change brought

of the author and why he or she wrote the novel. In this case, one must delve into the lives of

you analyze how the novelist reveals the values of the character and the nature of the character’s

He had a reason to write these works. As a die-hard abolitionist, He wanted to show the world how bad slavery really was.

Beginning with basically the first scene, Henry shows many signs of his id controlling him. He yells at his daughter, and seems to have a super-ego scene where he feels sorry for her, but he's simply doing it out of obligation. He is very negative and rude and only cares about himself. It's found out later that the court case he won, he did it unfairly. He's deep into an affair. He is begging for a reality check.

In the end Johnny and Dally would have never died since Johnny would have no need to run away to the church to escape the police.

Standing in the mouth of cave looking out into the woods my kidnappers standing by the fire I never imagine it would turn out like this. The Red Chief didn’t want to go home because he was having too much fun in the woods as a result Bill and Sam returned the kid for 205 dollars. The author O. Henry paints the theme when life throws a challenge at you to be brave and think happy to get through the challenge like in the Hunger Games when Katniss has to persevere and win the games. In the story the The Ransom Of The Red Chief Johnny uses his character the Red Chief to stay brave and to mess with Bill and Sam's heads.

Not only do the roles of the characters compel a reader, they also illustrate the

Because of this, the story was became more than just a retelling of a legend. Henry told it for the purpose