1. O. Henry

2. aka William Sydney Porter September 11, 1862-June 5, 1910 Short stories with a twist Wordplay and characterization American Influenced by life in New York City

3. Novel: contains story elements including protagonist, conflict, obstacles, resolution Contains subplots and several central events Short Story: 1,000 – 20,000 words Contains story elements but plot is mostly building up to one central event; no subplots Flash fiction: a ‘short’ short story that does contain all story elements; however, some of it must be implied because of shorter word length Vignette : does not contain story elements

4. Explain the personification present in The Last Leaf. What symbolizes Johnsy’s waning will to live? What is Mr. Behrman’s masterpiece? O. Henry’s short stories are famous for their twist endings. Describe the twist ending in The Last Leaf.