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* {{Anvilicious}}: ''"The Guilty Party"'', which states that an upbringing in ghetto-type places, coupled with having parents who are [[AbusiveParents abusive]] or just plain neglectful, will lead you down a less-than savory path. That said, it ''does'' arguably fall into SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped territory.
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* {{Anvilicious}}: ''"The Guilty Party"'', which states that an upbringing in ghetto-type places, coupled with having parents who are [[AbusiveParents abusive]] or just plain neglectful, will lead you down a less-than savory path. That said, it ''does'' arguably fall into SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped territory.
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--->'''Sue''': Look out the window, dear, at the last leaf on the wall. Didn’t
you wonder why it never moved when the wind was blowing? Oh, my dear, [[spoiler: it is Behrman’s great masterpiece — [[WhamLine he painted it there the night that the last leaf fell]].]]
you wonder why it never moved when the wind was blowing? Oh, my dear, [[spoiler: it is Behrman’s great masterpiece — [[WhamLine he painted it there the night that the last leaf fell]].]]
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--->'''Sue''': Look out the window, dear, at the last leaf on the wall. Didn’t
Didn’t you wonder why it never moved when the wind was blowing? Oh, my dear, [[spoiler: it is Behrman’s great masterpiece — [[WhamLine he painted it there the night that the last leaf fell]].]]
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** Also the final line of "The Last Leaf", when Sue pieces together why old Mike Behrman had caught pneumonia.
--->'''Sue''': Look out the window, dear, at the last leaf on the wall. Didn’t
you wonder why it never moved when the wind was blowing? Oh, my dear, [[spoiler: it is Behrman’s great masterpiece — [[WhamLine he painted it there the night that the last leaf fell]].]]
--->'''Sue''': Look out the window, dear, at the last leaf on the wall. Didn’t
you wonder why it never moved when the wind was blowing? Oh, my dear, [[spoiler: it is Behrman’s great masterpiece — [[WhamLine he painted it there the night that the last leaf fell]].]]
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* {{Anvilicious}}: ''"The Guilty Party"'', which states that an upbringing in ghetto-type places, coupled with having parents who are [[AbusiveParents abusive]] or just plain neglectful, will lead you down a less-than savory path.
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* {{Anvilicious}}: ''"The Guilty Party"'', which states that an upbringing in ghetto-type places, coupled with having parents who are [[AbusiveParents abusive]] or just plain neglectful, will lead you down a less-than savory path. That said, it ''does'' arguably fall into SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped territory.
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** O. Henry was racist. ''Really'' racist. So racist as to make a "comical" reference to dousing black people in gasoline and burning them to death in ''The Untamed Wind'' (although the term he used wasn't "black.")
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** O. Henry was racist. ''Really'' racist. So racist as His racial attitudes can be sometimes particularly jarring, because they're usually not immediately relevant to make a "comical" reference to dousing the story, so they're not expected when they appear. For instance, an out-of-work match salesman in one of his minor stories talks about how gasoline is so much better for setting black people in gasoline and burning them to death in ''The Untamed Wind'' on fire (and the word he uses is not "black"). Still, his attitude towards black characters was actually quite FairForItsDay (although with lots of [[WhiteMansBurden patronizing attitudes]] and UncleTomFoolery - which can be genuinely jarring for today's readers.) In the term he used wasn't "black.")above mentioned short story, the protagonist is a SnakeOilSalesman/petty LovableRogue who seems to be almost an IneffectualSympatheticVillain, when compared to the DeepSouth ''regular folks'' [[FridgeHorror who were buying his 'patent instantaneous fire kindler']] before they 'stroke oil', which got him out of his business.
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** O. Henry was racist. ''Really'' racist. So racist as to make a "comical" reference to dousing black people in gasoline and burning them to death (although the term he used wasn't "black.")
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** O. Henry was racist. ''Really'' racist. So racist as to make a "comical" reference to dousing black people in gasoline and burning them to death in ''The Untamed Wind'' (although the term he used wasn't "black.")
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* HeartwarmingMoment: at the end of "A Retrieved Reformation", a cop is able to positively identify a notorious safecracker who he has been chasing. However, observing that said safecracker was willing to sacrifice his freedom by using his abilities to rescue a little girl, he pretends not to recognize him.
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* HeartwarmingMoment: at SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments: At the end of "A Retrieved Reformation", a cop is able to positively identify a notorious safecracker who he has been chasing. However, observing that said safecracker was willing to sacrifice his freedom by using his abilities to rescue a little girl, he pretends not to recognize him.
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* ValuesDissonance: ''A Harlem Tragedy'' is about a woman being proud of her abuse at her husband's hands, because it shows that he's interested in her, and that he's overpoweringly strong and masculine, and he always apologizes later and buys her things as an apology. Her friend, whose husband is much more meek and compliant, feels terribly jealous. It's clearly intended as satire, but ''still''.
** Also, O. Henry was racist. ''Really'' racist. So racist as to make a "comical" reference to dousing black people in gasoline and burning them to death (although the term he used wasn't "black.")
** Also, O. Henry was racist. ''Really'' racist. So racist as to make a "comical" reference to dousing black people in gasoline and burning them to death (although the term he used wasn't "black.")
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* ValuesDissonance: ValuesDissonance:
** ''A Harlem Tragedy'' is about a woman being proud of her abuse at her husband's hands, because it shows that he's interested in her, and that he's overpoweringly strong and masculine, and he always apologizes later and buys her things as an apology. Her friend, whose husband is much more meek and compliant, feels terribly jealous. It's clearly intended as satire, but ''still''.
**Also, O. Henry was racist. ''Really'' racist. So racist as to make a "comical" reference to dousing black people in gasoline and burning them to death (although the term he used wasn't "black.")
** ''A Harlem Tragedy'' is about a woman being proud of her abuse at her husband's hands, because it shows that he's interested in her, and that he's overpoweringly strong and masculine, and he always apologizes later and buys her things as an apology. Her friend, whose husband is much more meek and compliant, feels terribly jealous. It's clearly intended as satire, but ''still''.
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* ValuesDissonance: ''A Harlem Tragedy'' is about a woman being proud of her abuse at her husband's hands, because she says it shows how he's interested in her and how he always buys her things to make up for it later. Of course, given the generally satirical tone of the story, this probably isn't meant to be taken seriously.
** Also, O. Henry was racist. ''Really'' racist. So racist as to make a "comical" reference to dousing black people in gasoline and burning them to death (although the term he used wasn't "black.")
** Also, O. Henry was racist. ''Really'' racist. So racist as to make a "comical" reference to dousing black people in gasoline and burning them to death (although the term he used wasn't "black.")
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* ValuesDissonance: ''A Harlem Tragedy'' is about a woman being proud of her abuse at her husband's hands, because she says it shows how that he's interested in her her, and how that he's overpoweringly strong and masculine, and he always apologizes later and buys her things to make up for it later. Of course, given the generally satirical tone of the story, this probably isn't meant to be taken seriously.
as an apology. Her friend, whose husband is much more meek and compliant, feels terribly jealous. It's clearly intended as satire, but ''still''.
** Also, O. Henry was racist. ''Really'' racist. So racist as to make a "comical" reference to dousing black people in gasoline and burning them to death (although the term he used wasn't "black.")
** Also, O. Henry was racist. ''Really'' racist. So racist as to make a "comical" reference to dousing black people in gasoline and burning them to death (although the term he used wasn't "black.")
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* TearJerker: Most of his stories are humorous, but some, most prominently ''The Last Leaf'' and ''The Furnished Room'', are quite tragic.
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* TearJerker: Most of his stories are humorous, but some, most prominently ''The Last Leaf'' and ''The Furnished Room'', are quite tragic.
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* HeartwarmingMoment: at the end of "A Retrieved Reformation", a cop is able to positively identify a notorious safecracker who he has been chasing. However, observing that said safecracker was willing to sacrifice his freedom by using his abilities to rescue a little girl, he pretends not to notice him.
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* HeartwarmingMoment: at the end of "A Retrieved Reformation", a cop is able to positively identify a notorious safecracker who he has been chasing. However, observing that said safecracker was willing to sacrifice his freedom by using his abilities to rescue a little girl, he pretends not to notice recognize him.
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* HeartwarmingMoment: at the end of "A Retrieved Reformation", a cop is able to positively identify a notorious safecracker who he has been chasing. However, observing that said safecracker was willing to sacrifice his freedom by using his abilities to rescue a little girl, he pretends not to notice him.
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** Also, O. Henry was racist. ''Really'' racist. So racist as to make a "comical" reference to dousing black people in gasoline and burning them to death (although the term he used wasn't "black.")
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* ValuesDissonance: Painfully evident in ''A Harlem Tragedy'', where a woman brags about being beaten by her husband, because it shows how much attention he pays to her, and because he buys her things to make up for it. And her friend is ''actually jealous!''
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* ValuesDissonance: Painfully evident in ''A Harlem Tragedy'', where Tragedy'' is about a woman brags about being beaten by proud of her husband, abuse at her husband's hands, because she says it shows how much attention he pays to her, he's interested in her and because how he always buys her things to make up for it. And her friend is ''actually jealous!''it later. Of course, given the generally satirical tone of the story, this probably isn't meant to be taken seriously.
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* ValuesDissonance: Painfully evident in ''A Harlem Tragedy'', where a woman brags about being beaten by her husband, because it shows how much attention he pays to her, and because he buys her things to make up for it. And her friend is ''actually jealous!''
