What did Bill feel about the boy at the end of the story in "Ransom of the Red Chief" by O' Henry
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THE RANSOM OF RED CHIEF
What are the comedic elements in "The Ransom of Red Chief"?
There are several different types of comedic elements included within the story "The Ransom of Red Chief," with multiple examples of each type of humor. The speech pattern of Sam, the narrator of...
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What is the plot diagram of Ransom of Red Chief?
The exposition is the background on Johnny Dorset and the kidnappers, the rising action includes, in my view, the kidnapping of the boy and the two men locating to the remote cave. The actual...
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Describe the characterization of Red Chief (from "The Ransom of Red Chief" by O. Henry) in detail.
When an author comes right out and describes the character's personality traits, this is called direct characterization. An example of this would be, "The girl is nice." Although easy to...
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Why does the boy prefer staying with Sam and Bill to going home in "The Ransom of Red Chief"?
In O. Henry's story "The Ransom of Red Chief," the kidnapped boy is having the time of his life. He has never camped out before, so he enjoys the hideout that Sam and Bill have up on the mountain....
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What is the theme of Ransom of Red Chief?
The larger theme in "The Ransom of Red Chief" is one that O. Henry used in some of his other stories. It is best expressed in the adage "Crime does not pay." The narrator opens the story this way:...
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List the irony in "The Ransom of Red Chief".
The irony in "The Ransom of Red Chief" runs throughout the story. The most extreme example of it comes with the core incident: the reversal of the kidnapping. In a classic straightforward...
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In the "Ransom of Red Chief" what do Sam and Bill need the money of the ransom for?
Bill and Sam want to start a land fraud scam and to get it going they needed an additional $2,000 to add to the $600 they had. "Bill and me had a joint capital of about six hundred dollars, and we...
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In "The Ransom of Red Chief," what are the games Red Chief played with Bill and Sam?
Mostly, these games are based on pretending to be Indians, trappers, cowboys, and so on. Johnny inevitably plays the main role and Bill usually plays the role that takes the most abuse. Johnny...
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Why does Bill and Sam's plan backfire in "The Ransom of Red Chief"?
O. Henry's "The Ransom of Red Chief" is the perfect short story to find examples of irony. Irony is when the opposite of what is expected to happen, happens. For example, when two grown men decide...
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How do Bill and Sam sign the ransom letter? Could this signature be taken two ways? How?
The ransom letter is signed "Two Desperate Men." The apparent intent is to suggest that these kidnappers are capable of doing anything if the boy's father does not meet their demands. The word...
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What other crimes have Sam and Bill committed?
We get the impression that Sam and Bill are career criminals although it isn't spelled out as such in the story. When the story opens, our two would-be kidnappers have managed to scrape together...
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