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An example of comic language in "The Ransom of Red Chief" is when the kidnappers refer to the mischievous child they have kidnapped as "Red Chief," which is a humorous nickname given to him due to his wild and unruly behavior. The kidnappers' exasperation with Red Chief's antics and their attempts to control him also add to the comedic tone of the story.
Ransom of the Red Chief is a short story by O Henry.
O. Henry
The story "The Ransom of Red Chief" was written by O. Henry, a pen name for American writer William Sydney Porter. This humorous short story was first published in 1907.
The malapropism in "The Ransom of Red Chief" by O. Henry is when the kidnappers refer to their victim as wild Indian not wild child.
An example of one allusion in "Ransom of Red Chief" is "By Geronimo!",(40).
The story you are referring to is "The Ransom of Red Chief" by O. Henry. It is a humorous tale about two kidnappers who end up wanting to pay a ransom to return the mischievous and troublesome boy they kidnapped.
In "The Ransom of Red Chief" by O. Henry, the kidnappers hide the boy, Johnny Dorset, in a cave in the hills near the town of Summit, in Alabama. They hope to ransom him for a large sum of money, but their plan backfires when Johnny turns out to be a handful.
The exposition is the introduction of the story. When the narrator tells the reader about his plan to kidnap a child to get money.
Henry Ransom died on 1987-12-21.
Henry Ransom was born on 1911-02-25.
In "The Ransom of Red Chief" by O. Henry, the kidnappers agree to pay a ransom to the boy's father to take him back because the boy, Red Chief, turns out to be too much for them to handle due to his mischievous and troublesome behavior. They end up being the ones who pay to have him taken off their hands.
"The Ransom of Red Chief" is the title of the story about a naughty boy written by O. Henry.