What is the setting of the cactus by O. Henry?

Answer 1

The Story Cactus by O. Henry is a story of a boy named Trysdale who was in love with a girl. Later on, the boy had to separate with her. The reason why Trysdale had a break up with his beloved remains in suspense till the end of the story.

At the beginning of the story he was seen drinking alone at an apartment and his friend, the girl's brother came there and asked the reason of drinking alone. Then he tells him the story how he happened to broke up with his beloved.

Trysdale, actually had told her a lie that he knows Spanish well to impress her. However, when when he proposed she did not give the answer immediately to him and asked him to wait till next day.

Trysdale waited impatiently for the answer of the girl. But the next day, the girl sent him a red vessels with a cacti plant. There was a tag which he thought that was the vernacular name of the plant. There was no note at all.

His friends asked him if he knew English well. He said no. Neither he knew what was written on the vessel. Actually the word written on the vessel was Ventomerame, which means come and take me.

Tysdale did not get what was it until the girls brother or his friend told him about this. Just because of his white lie, he had to be apart from his love. If he had not told the lie, the girl would have sent the message in some common language. But due to his one mistake he lost her.

Even if the lie is insignificant and small it sometimes can create a big and undesirable result.

Answer 2

The Story Cactus by O. Henry is a story of a boy named Trysdale who was in love with a girl. Later on, the boy had to separate with her. The reason why Trysdale had a break up with his beloved remains in suspense till the end of the story.

At the beginning of the story he was seen drinking alone at an apartment and his friend, the girl's brother came there and asked the reason of drinking alone. Then he tells him the story how he happened to broke up with his beloved.

Trysdale, actually had told her a lie that he knows Spanish well to impress her. However, when when he proposed she did not give the answer immediately to him and asked him to wait till next day.

Trysdale waited impatiently for the answer of the girl. But the next day, the girl sent him a red vessels with a cacti plant. There was a tag which he thought that was the vernacular name of the plant. There was no note at all.

His friends asked him if he knew English well. He said no. Neither he knew what was written on the vessel. Actually the word written on the vessel was Ventomerame, which means come and take me.

Tysdale did not get what was it until the girls brother or his friend told him about this. Just because of his white lie, he had to be apart from his love. If he had not told the lie, the girl would have sent the message in some common language. But due to his one mistake he lost her.

Even if the lie is insignificant and small it sometimes can create a big and undesirable result.

Answer 3

The moral of O. Henry's 'The Cactus' is that love can only flourish when people are honest and truthful with one another; pride and hypocrisy are the downfall of love.

Answer 4

"The Cactus" by O. Henry is set in El Paso, Texas. The story takes place in the early 1900s and revolves around an American cowboy named Bob and his encounter with a Mexican woman named Ramoncita.