Vergara 1
Omar Vergara
Prof. Fanning
ENG 113 L
27 March 2017
The Cactus
“The Cactus” is one of the major short stories that was written by a great writer named O.
Henry and was written in 1882. Basically O. Henry, thought the story would be literal act and by
communicating his artistic imagination, it would drive a bigger picture and have many
possibilities of such a great story. The way how his stories are characterized are usually
unpredictability and are an intriguing genre that it makes it feel like a living presence, which is
hard to encounter for short stories.” The Cactus” has no exception to this and readers have a
