The Cactus [Story] Summary & Analysis

The Cactus [Story] Summary & Analysis

Brief Summary of the Story The Cactus The Cactus written by American writer O. Henry is a story of a boy named Trysdale who was in love with a girl. Later on, the boy had to separate from 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 for drinking alone. Then he tells him the story of how he happened to break up with his beloved. Trysdale, actually had told her a lie that he knows Spanish well to impress her. However, when he proposed she did not give the answer immediately to him and asked him to wait till the next day. Trysdale waited impatiently for the answer of the girl. But the next day, the girl sent him a red vessel with a cacti plant. There was a tag that he thought was the vernacular name of the plant. There was no note at all. His friends asked him if he knew English well. He…