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Mammon and the Archer
This story of money vs love is from 1906, collection of stories of O Henry. A soap manufacturer, Anthony Rockwall devotes his energy and time to ‘Mammon’, money above everything else. However his son is all about the things outside of money and the world of wealth. He is the ‘Archer’ of the story’s title - Cupid, the god of love.
Rockwall tells his son Richard that money can buy him anything in life, but Richard points out that the girl he loves is leaving in a few days’ time and he hasn’t managed to win her hand. He takes a ring with him, which his mother left to him in her will, with the intention of asking his sweetheart to marry him, but he drops the ring and … O. Henry’s gift for twist endings turns things around.
Summary adapted from Interesting literature.
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