Romance of a Busy Broker

Romance of a Busy Broker

- A Review

2 Romance of a Busy Broker : A Review

Author : O. Henry• b.1862, d.1910

• Real Name : William Sidney Porter

• Pen Name : O. Henry

• Served five-year sentence of imprisonment due to some wrong charges

• Written about 600 short stories3 Romance of a Busy Broker : A Review

O Henry’s Popular and Remarkable

Short Stories• The Gift of the Magi

• The Cop and the Anthem

• After Twenty Years

• The Last Leaf4 Romance of a Busy Broker : A Review

Characteristics of O Henry’s Short Stories

• Sudden and Dramatic Twist at the End

• Remarkable for their punch and irony

• Last sentence mostly with Dramatic Turn


Romance of a Busy Broker• CHARACTERS•Harvey Maxwell : A Broker•Pitcher : A Personal Clerk in the

office of Maxwell•Miss Leslie : Maxwell’s Secretary•A Young Girl : An Interviewee


Romance of a Busy Broker

STORY


Romance of a Busy Broker• STORY

• Beginning

• Observation • …when his employer entered at half past nine ….• She dressed in a very simple manner…..

• Confusion• …with his secretary• She was beautiful in way that was quite

unsecretarial…. • You told me yesterday to call them up and…..


Romance of a Busy Broker• STORY• Beginning (Observation, Confusion)

• Proposal • Miss Leslie, I have only a moment to spare. I want to say something in a moment .. . . . . . • Don’t you understand? … . . I want you to marry me. I love you, Miss Leslie……


Romance of a Busy Broker• STORY• Beginning (Observation, Confusion)

• Proposal

• Turning Point at the End• I know now…… It’s this old business that has

driven everything else out of your head for the time…..

• Don’t you remember Harvey? We were . . . . . . . . .


Harvey Maxwell

A Workaholic Person ?


Harvey Maxwell

A Forgetful Person ??


Harvey Maxwell

A Romantic Person ???


Miss Leslie

A Loving Wife ?


Miss Leslie

A Caring Employee ??


Miss Leslie

A Forgiving Wife ???


Pitcher

An Obedient Employee ?


Pitcher

A Keen Observer ??


Characteristics HENRY MAXWELL MS LESLIE PITCHER

• Physical Expressionless BeautifulDreamily bright eyes

• Intellectual forgetful professionalConfidential clerk

• Emotional impersonal Patient

Impatient

• Social Forget that Leslie Not the air of accepting Obedient

has been his wife luncheon invitation

• Philosophical Hard work Wise Patientobedient


• Do you think that Maxwell is a successful man in his life? Why/ Why not?

• Do you feel pity for him? If yes, why?

• What do you think about this statement

‘Modern world gives us many types of luxuries but snatches away our real happiness and sense of humanity’?


Thank You Very Much From

Vaseem G QureshiM.A. (English), M.Ed., M.Phil. (English), Ph.D. (Cont)

Assistant Professor in English,

Vishwakarma Govt Engineering College, Chandkheda, Ahmedabad.


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