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Conflict

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The Mammon and the Archer

Setting

Where and when does the action take place?

New York > The early 20th century

"You don't know the social mill, dad. She's part of the stream that turns it. Every hour and minute of her time is arranged for days in advance."

Anthony Rockwell’s - he vs. 2 neighbors

Aunt Ellen's - she vs. wealth

Richard Rockwell - he vs. aristocracy

Money vs. Love

Theme

  • Love - Aunt Ellen - Cupid
  • Money - Anthony Rockwell - Mammon

Characters

Plot

What is the short story "Mammon and the Archer" about?

  • father calls for his son
  • son speaks about his troubles
  • aunt gives the ring to her nephew
  • son fulfills the plan
  • father pays for the jam

1. Anthony Rockwell

  • retired manufacturer and proprietor of Rockwell's Eureka Soap
  • self-made millionaire
  • greedy, avaricious
  • believes that money can buy everything

2. Aunt Ellen

  • grey-haired angel that has been left on earth by mistake
  • sentimental old woman
  • does not believe money can buy love
  • in good relations with her sister-in-law

3. Richard Rockwell

  • handsome young man
  • desperately loves a girl from the elite society
  • shy and undetermined
  • upset, desperate, and does not believe money could help him

Introduction

Author: William Sydney Porter (O. Henry)

Author

Born - September 11, 1862 Greensboro, North Carolina

Died - June 5, 1910 (aged 47) New York City, New York

Worked as:

  • pharmacist's assistant
  • ranch hand
  • bookkeeper and draftsman (1884–1891)
  • teller at the First National Bank (1891–1894)

wife - Athol Estes (1887)

own weekly newspaper (1894) - The Rolling Stone

arrested - 1896

convicted - 1898

"Whistling Dick's Christmas Stocking" 1899 > O. Henry

"The Four Million" - 1906

250 short stories

Main elements of short story

1. Plot

2. Setting

3. Characters

4. Conflict

5. Theme

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