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The story is about an eternal opposition between money and love. The story begins in Antony's mention in New York.

Anthony, who is self-made billionaire from soap business. He believes the money can buy whatever that he wants.

While Richard, who is Antony's son that disagree with his father. He strongly believe the money can't by everything.

O. Henry

Conflict

Symbols

  • External

Irony

VS

  • Situation Irony

all events are set up by Anthony.

It was not luck or coincidence at all.

  • Verbal Irony

"You are a gentleman"

  • Dramatic Irony

When Richard going to propose Miss Lantry.

Person against Person

Mammon = Money

Archer = Love

Style

Ring = Marriage

  • Coincident
  • Twist / Surprise ending

Allusion

Tone

"You didn't notice,

anywhere in the tie-up,

a kind of a fat boy without any clothes on shooting arrows around with a bow, did you?"

  • Humorous

Metaphor

"Love is all-powerful"

ฆำSimile

"Somebody was Aunt Ellen, looking like

a gray-haired angel that had been left on earth by mistake"

Theme

The money can buy everything that

we need and it can help love.

Point of view

Third person limited

Plot

Climax

Richard meets Miss Lantry to go to the theater before she leaves. But on the way,

they get stuck in a traffic jam!

Then Richard asks Miss Lantry to marry him.

Rising Action

Falling action

Richard's

news

After hearing the news, Ellen runs to tell Anthony but he ignores and acts like

it's not big deal.

Ellen gives Richard a wedding ring

to give to Miss Lantry.

Exposition

Resolution

Kelly comes to accept some payment from Anthony.

It turns out that Anthony payed Kelly

to cause the traffic jam!

Anthony and Richard are talk about

the money can buy everything for Anthony, but for Richard the money can't buy his love.

Characters

Setting

Anthony Rockwall

New York

The owner of Rockwall's Eureka Soap.

He believes that money can buy everything.

Richard Rockwall

A son of Anthony Rockwall.

He does not believe money can help his love.

To show life style of people and situation in the growing city.

Ellen Rockwall

Synopsis

Author

Richrad's Aunt.

She does not believe money can buy love

in good relations.

Miss Lantry

A high society girl who Richard fall in love.

Kelly

Kelly is a man whom Anthony Rockwall hires to create a traffic jam.

O. Henry, Olivier Henry

Pseudonym of William Sydney Porter

William Sydney Porter (September 11, 1862 – June 5, 1910), known by his pen name O. Henry, was an American short story writer.

O. Henry's short stories are known for their wit, wordplay, warm characterization, and surprise endings.

The Mammon

The Archer

Mammon and the Archer

by O. Henry.

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