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O. Henry’s short stories often give analysts little to work with aside from his ever present sentimentality and surprise endings. While O. Henry was a prolific writer he was often criticized for writing what the public wanted to read instead of delving deeper into his talents. ... However, O. Henry’s accomplishments in short story writing made him one of the most popular writers of his day and he has gone down as one of the great American classics. In short stories like, “The Last Leaf,? ... Although critics remarked on more than one occasion that his characters lacked depth and the tragedies that happened to them were trite, stories like “The Last Leaf,?gave people hope in a quickly transforming world where big businesses and technology were taking over artsy New York, and those common people that O. Henry loved so much were on the front lines. It is not difficult to understand why “The Last Leaf,? ... “The Last Leaf,? ... “The Last Leaf,? ... From O. Henry’s description we find only drab renderings of the city that he apparently loved so much. ... O. Henry’s writing was drawn from personal experiences, places and people he had met. ... While we now think of New York City as a bustling center for the financial world and the hub of American fashion and art, it was only beginning to come into full bloom at the time of O.
Approximate Word count = 1159
Approximate Pages = 4.6
(250 words per page double spaced)
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