Post on 20-Jul-2015
COMMUNICATION SKILLs :
Romanceof a Busy Broker
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 stories
O Henry’s Popular and Remarkable
Short Stories• The Gift of the Magi
• The Cop and the Anthem
• After Twenty Years
• The Last Leaf
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
• Beginning:
• The broker forgot that he married his stenographer last night.
• A new stenographer came for an appointment, but he asked for old one because he forgot that he already married her.
• He was thinking of proposing her today……..
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 you. 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 already married last night . . . . . . . . .
Thank You Very Much ……!
Dr.Chetan Trivedi
Professor Of Communication skill,
Government Engineering College,
Bhavnagar