1、B1U4Developing ideasAfter Twenty YearsAfter twenty yearsO.HenryO.HenryFive Elements of a StorySTORY settingcharactersplotconflictthemeSettingWhat is the setting of the story?(time,place,weather)Around 10 oclock at night.In the doorway of a darkened hardware store,New York.A fine,cold drizzle falling
2、 and a steady blow.Why does O.Henry set the story this way?To imply a tragical ending to the story.To make the ending surprising yet logical.Darkness making it hard to see clearly.Coldness making the plain coats clothes reasonable.CharactersBobJimmyPlotNew YorkThe Westa thousand milesPlotRetell the
3、story to your partner.PlotBob,a man who had been _,came a thousand miles to New York to _.They _ twenty years ago.While waiting,Bob told a policeman who came up their friendship story.It was soon then,but Jimmy didnt come.Bob chose to _.About twenty minutes later,a man came and Bob thought _.When th
4、ey came to the glare of the drug stores lights,_.He was given a note saying that _.making a living in the west visit Jimmy,the friend of his youth made an appointment of reunion wait for anotherit was his old friend Jimmy Bob found out the man was a plain-clothesJimmy had turned a policeman and arra
5、nged the arrest half an hourpoliceman and was arrestedCharactersDescribe Bob and Jimmy within one complete sentence respectively.Conflict(s)&Theme(s)If you were Bob/Jimmy,what would you do and why?Which is more important:duty/law or friendship?In your opinion,who did the author O.Henry prefer,Bob or
6、 Jimmy?Extended WritingWrite a paragraph to continue the story.Eg.After Bobs arrest,would Jimmy visit him?What would they say to each other?.You could imagine other possibilities.SampleBob calmed down gradually and asked“Officer,can you help me pass a few words on to Jimmy?”“Yes,sure.”“Jimmy,I haven
7、t thought that you have become a policeman.Maybe everything does happen for a reason.It seems that it took all my luck to meet you.You must look down upon me,right?But Jimmy,you dont know what I have gone through these years.Sometimes I didnt have a choice and I did it for my own survival.I do not regret.Bye,my friend.Please allow me to call you a friend for the last time.”In an interview with the New York Times in 1909,O.Henry said:“Ill give you the whole secret of short story writing.Here it is.Rule I:Write stories that please yourself.There is no Rule II.”
