The Life of O.Henry: How is
O. Henry’s real life reflected in this story, you may ask? In O.Henry`s stories he writes about love, friendship, or crime. O. Henry was arrested for stealing from a bank where he worked. O.Henry did not seem like someone who would commit a crime, and was ashamed of his wrongdoings. He was so ashamed he changed his name and started his journey to becoming a better, more honest person. In his stories about crime and punishment, the criminals always end up doing a good deed. Love is also evident in many of his stories, and this maybe because O.Henry was divorced once and had a miserable second marriage. In these stories, unlike O.Henry's real life experience,the couples are happy and lived a longasting life together. His life is also reflected in his writings through friendship. One can surmise that as O.Henry did not have a happy love life,he probably spent a lot of time with friends.