The Cop and the

Anthem
by
O’Henry( pen name)
William Sydney Porter(real
name)
New words and their meanings
• Embarrassing Humiliating
• Indifferent Unconcerned
• resolves Decides
• Prison Jail
• Cop Police officer
• Anthem Religious song sung at the church
• Vain Useless, futile
• restlessly impatiently
 Summary of the lesson

• Soapy is a homeless and a jobless man.

• He must look for a place to stay as winter is approaching.
• Soapy plans to get himself arrested for three months .
• He does his best to be on the wrong side of the law.
• He tries several times, but all in vain.
• Cops remain indifferent to him.
• Suddenly ,he reminds of his childhood home ,mother, friends, clean thoughts.
• He resolves to turn over a new leaf, he intends to be a respectable man.
• A cop came from behind to arrest him.
Word web

unfortunate

idle lazy

homeless jobless
Soapy

poor lethargic
Lonely
 • Major or minor character.
• Name of lesson
• Name of writer
Points to be • Use various adjectives for the character
•
included in a Write incidents or lines to support these
adjectives
Character • Any important incident related to the character
Sketch
Assignment

Write the character sketch of Soapy. You may use the word web .
 • Situational Irony is a poetic device /a figure of
Situational speech in which there is a discrepancy between
Irony in the what is expected and what actually happens.
lesson
Example of situational irony from the lesson
• When Soapy wanted himself to be arrested so
that he can spend time in the prison, the cops
did not arrest him .
• But when he got transformed , wanted to lead a
respectable life then he was imprisoned for three
months.
Questions

• Q1. Who was Soapy ? What was his plan for the upcoming winters?
• Q2. What were the signs of approaching winters?
• Q3. Why did Soapy choose prison over shelter homes?
• Q4. How many plans did he make to get himself arrested? Describe
his first plan.
• Q5. What was the turning point in Soapy’s life?
• Q6. Give an example of situational irony in the lesson.