A Farcical Parody--on The DetectiveDetector by O. Henry
A Farcical Parody-on The Detective Detector by O. Henry
Retelling of the Text&AnalysisStructureOn IntertextualityOn DetectiveFiction
Structure Retelling of the Text & Analysis On Intertextuality On Detective Fiction
Retelling of the TextProfessional Criminal AveryKnight committed a murderwith deliberate exposureKnight boasted to Doctorabout "hunting down thedetective"Knight succeeded in doing soand the revelation of hisstrategies
Retelling of the Text Professional Criminal Avery Knight committed a murder with deliberate exposure Knight boasted to Doctor about “hunting down the detective” Knight succeeded in doing so and the revelation of his strategies
Typical O. Henry StyleConciseness and simplicityA contemporary setting (dialect, real places)Final twistUNIQUENESS: the first-person narrative, notomniscient; narrator not being the focalcharacter
⚫ Conciseness and simplicity ⚫ A contemporary setting (dialect, real places) ⚫ Final twist ⚫ UNIQUENESS: the first-person narrative, not omniscient; narrator not being the focal character. Typical O. Henry Style
Several ConfusionsFlat characters?Logicality?What is theA piece ofobject ofRealism?Mockery?
Several Confusions Flat characters? Logicality? A piece of Realism? What is the object of Mockery?