Ransom of the Red Chief is a short story by 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 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.
"The Ransom of Red Chief" is the title of the story about a naughty boy written by O. Henry.
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.
somnolent sleepiness is an example of tautology in ransom of red chief
The theme of this story is implied. The theme is "Criminals always get what they deserve". Bill and Sam find themselves forced at the end of story to pay Red Chief's father in order to get rid of the mischievous kid. This is really ironic, because we expected the father to pay the ransom like what ordinary people would do. Instead O. Henry ended the story with a twist and made the story more memorable. Thus, Bill and Sam lost their ransom and had to pay 250 $ to have things sorted out
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.
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.
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The stereotype in "The Ransom of Red Chief" is the mischievous and wild child, as represented by the character of Red Chief himself. The story plays on the stereotype of children being difficult to control and constantly causing trouble.