0
This is a story about 2 freinds who separated 20 years ago. One went in west to make a fortune, the other one was a simpleton and a good fellow and stayed in New York. They had promised each other that they would meet exactly 20 years later at ten pm. So the first arrived. There was a patroling policeman who enquired about him and got to know about this appointment. After some time his friend Jimmy Wells comes and they talk, but due to difference in features Bob realizes as soon as he see Jimmy's face that he is not the real Jimmy. The speaker mentioned the police as Jimmy as he was no identified because 20 yrs was a long time. It is then that Bob is told that he is arrested and is handed a note from patrolling police man who was the actual Jimmy that he reached on time but could not arrest his freind himself.
Wiki User
∙ 12y ago
"After Twenty Years" by O. Henry is a short story about two friends, Bob and Jimmy, who made a pact to meet at a specific location in New York City after twenty years. When they finally reunite, they discover that Bob has become a police officer and Jimmy is a wanted criminal. Despite their bond, Bob arrests Jimmy, showing the conflicting loyalties of duty and friendship.
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What is the falling action of after twenty years by ohenry?
In "After Twenty Years" by O. Henry, the falling action occurs when Bob tells the man waiting at the appointed meeting place that he is a policeman and will have to arrest him for an old crime. The story ends with the man revealing himself to be the man Bob was waiting for, who has been waiting for this moment for twenty years.
Are there twenty in a score?
Twenty is a score so twenty years is a score of years.
How many books did ohenry write?
no
When was Twenty Years After created?
Twenty Years After was created in 1845.
How long was Joseph in Egypt?
Joseph was either in prison for twenty years or in Egypt for twenty years. But I think it was Joseph in Egypt for twenty years.
What is one of OHenry's books?
"The Gift of the Magi."
What are summary details?
a summary detail means the detail of a summary. 10 years old praise
When was Musketeers Twenty Years After created?
Musketeers Twenty Years After was created in 1992.
When was Twenty Years of Dirt created?
Twenty Years of Dirt was created in 1986.
When was Twenty One Years created?
Twenty One Years was created in 2006.
When was Twenty Good Years created?
Twenty Good Years was created in 2006.
When was The Twenty Years' Crisis created?
The Twenty Years' Crisis was created in 1939.
