Its infinite artistic charm lies in the fact that the author shows the character characteristics in the plot and pays attention to the actions of the characters in the story, thus revealing the heroic character characteristics of the protagonist and their simple love.
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Creative background: O 'Henry was born in a doctor's family in America, and lost his mother when he was a child. When he was young, his family wealth decreased. /kloc-started to make a living in society at the age of 0/5, and shouldered the heavy responsibility of life alone. He worked as a pharmacy apprentice, a shepherd, a bank teller and accountant, and a clerk of the Land Bureau.
Different work and life experiences and lonely wandering in society made young O Henry realize the hardships and hardships of life prematurely. Living in the bottom society, he not only has to worry about trivial things in life, but also the deprivation and oppression of the upper society makes his life poor.
Living in the lower class, O Henry consciously speaks for the little people and pretends to be the representative of more than four million poor people in new york. The novel The Gift of the Magi reflects the author's living environment and class, and the social class and hardships of the protagonist's life are also a personal portrayal of O 'Henry.