Question

Justify the title of the story "The Bestseller

Answer 1

Undoubtedly, all the best sellers are unique books with captivating stories full of heroic and courageous characters. These stories and characters are very hard to find in the real life.  The Best Seller, by O. Henry highlights the same idea. In the story we come across John A Pescud, who believes the best seller books portray unreal characters with unreal melodrama. However, later on we come to know that he himself is no less than a romantic hero. His chasing Miss Allyn all the way to her distant town, staying there for three days until he succeeded in making a proposal, his going to Coketown just to get petunia flowers for his beloved wife, etc. are acts of romance that is found only in best sellers. Hence, the title is aptly justified.