Soapy is a homeless homeless man in New York City who makes the world his home. There is a kind side to his character. In order to achieve the purpose of going to jail, Subi had to commit a crime. He did not want to commit murder, robbery or serious crimes, so he chose to eat and drink, damage shop windows, molest women, disturb public order, petty theft and other minor crimes. But behavior that is enough to satisfy his own requirements for imprisonment. In the end, Soapy was sentenced to three months in prison.
Subie's misfortune contains a "serious philosophy of life": the fate of low-class people like Subey living in American society is doomed to the tragedy of falling into a mud pit and being unable to get out of it. People cannot escape from the predicament of human beings, they can only go from predicament to predicament.
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Suppy encountered the police five times in a row. The first time he smashed the glass, the policeman who ran out of the corner chased the driver. This reflected It shows that the police ignore reality and act smart. The second time he molested a "virtuous young woman", the prostitute followed her everywhere. It can be seen that the local society is declining, but the police turn a blind eye and turn a deaf ear to this. When he "disturbed public order" for the third time, the police helped to excuse him, which shows the police's self-righteous and self-assertive behavior.
When he stole an umbrella for the fourth time, the police first watched him and the "umbrella owner" whispering with "curiosity", and then saw a "tall blonde girl in evening dress" and hurriedly "hurriedly" They used to help her and "accompany her to cross the road". This flattering behavior reflects that they are just slaves of the upper class and will only serve the upper class loyally.
The last time when Soapy was inspired by music to revive himself, he was arrested and imprisoned for no reason. Judicial practices that confuse right and wrong and confuse right and wrong are vividly revealed. O. Henry seized on the special signifier identity of the police and made the most profound lashing and ridicule of the absurdity of the regime and society he represented.
Baidu Encyclopedia-Police and Hymns (title of novel written by O. Henry)