1. Romance of a Busy Broker
- A Review

2. Romance of a Busy Broker : A Review

3. Author : O. Henry b.1862, d.1910 Real Name : William Sidney Porter
Pen Name : O. Henry
Served five-year sentence of imprisonment due to some wrong charges
Written about 600 short stories
Romance of a Busy Broker : A Review

4. Popular and Remarkable
O Henry’s
Popular and Remarkable
Short Stories
The Gift of the Magi
The Cop and the Anthem
After Twenty Years
The Last Leaf
Romance of a Busy Broker : A Review

5. Characteristics of O Henry’s Short Stories
Sudden and Dramatic Twist at the End
Remarkable for their punch and irony
Last sentence mostly with Dramatic Turn
Romance of a Busy Broker : A Review

6. Romance of a Busy Broker
CHARACTERS
Harvey Maxwell : A Broker
Pitcher : A Personal Clerk in the office of Maxwell
Miss Leslie : Maxwell’s Secretary
A Young Girl : An Interviewee
Romance of a Busy Broker : A Review

7. Romance of a Busy Broker
STORY
Romance of a Busy Broker : A Review

8. Romance of a Busy Broker
STORY
Beginning
Observation
…when his employer entered at half past nine ….
She dressed in a very simple manner…..
Confusion
…with his secretary
She was beautiful in way that was quite unsecretarial….
You told me yesterday to call them up and…..
Romance of a Busy Broker : A Review

9. Romance of a Busy Broker
STORY
Beginning (Observation, Confusion)
Proposal
Miss Leslie, I have only a moment to spare. I want to say something in a moment
Don’t you understand? … . . I want you to marry me. I love you, Miss Leslie……
Romance of a Busy Broker : A Review

10. Romance of a Busy Broker
STORY
Beginning (Observation, Confusion)
Proposal
Turning Point at the End
I know now…… It’s this old business that has driven everything else out of your head for the time…..
Don’t you remember Harvey? We were
Romance of a Busy Broker : A Review

11. A Workaholic Person ? Harvey Maxwell
Romance of a Busy Broker : A Review

12. A Forgetful Person ?? Harvey Maxwell
Romance of a Busy Broker : A Review

13. A Romantic Person ??? Harvey Maxwell
Romance of a Busy Broker : A Review

14. Miss Leslie
A Loving Wife ?
Romance of a Busy Broker : A Review

15. Miss Leslie
A Caring Employee ??
Romance of a Busy Broker : A Review

16. Miss Leslie
A Forgiving Wife ???
Romance of a Busy Broker : A Review

17. Pitcher An Obedient Employee ?
Romance of a Busy Broker : A Review

18. Pitcher A Keen Observer ??
Romance of a Busy Broker : A Review

19. Characteristics HENRY MAXWELL MS LESLIE PITCHER
Physical Expressionless Beautiful Dreamily bright eyes
Intellectual forgetful professional Confidential clerk
Emotional impersonal Patient
Impatient
Social Forget that Leslie Not the air of accepting Obedient
has been his wife luncheon invitation
Philosophical Hard work Wise Patient obedient
Romance of a Busy Broker : A Review

20. Points to Ponder
     Do you think that Maxwell is a successful man in his life? Why/ Why not?
     Do you feel pity for him? If yes, why?
     What do you think about this statement
‘Modern world gives us many types of luxuries but snatches away our real happiness and sense of humanity’?
Romance of a Busy Broker : A Review

21. Thank You Very Much From
Vaseem G Qureshi
M.A. (English), M.Ed., M.Phil. (English), Ph.D. (Cont)
Assistant Professor in English,
Vishwakarma Govt Engineering College, Chandkheda, Ahmedabad.
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