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    After twenty years, Bob and Jimmy meet again at Big Joe Brady's Restaurant in New York City as they had promised two decades earlier. Bob, who was materialistic and committed crimes to support his lavish lifestyle, kept his word to reunite with his loyal friend Jimmy. Jimmy had become a respected police officer who prioritized family and his steady job. When they meet again, Bob does not recognize that Jimmy is now a policeman. Jimmy sends another officer to arrest Bob, his wanted criminal friend, as he remains committed to his duty. Their friendship endured over twenty years despite following very different paths in life.

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    After twenty years, Bob and Jimmy meet again at Big Joe Brady's Restaurant in New York City as they had promised two decades earlier. Bob, who was materialistic and committed crimes to support his lavish lifestyle, kept his word to reunite with his loyal friend Jimmy. Jimmy had become a respected police officer who prioritized family and his steady job. When they meet again, Bob does not recognize that Jimmy is now a policeman. Jimmy sends another officer to arrest Bob, his wanted criminal friend, as he remains committed to his duty. Their friendship endured over twenty years despite following very different paths in life.

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    After Twenty Years by O. Henry Character Analysis

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    After twenty years, Bob and Jimmy meet again at Big Joe Brady's Restaurant in New York City as they had promised two decades earlier. Bob, who was materialistic and committed crimes to support his lavish lifestyle, kept his word to reunite with his loyal friend Jimmy. Jimmy had become a respected police officer who prioritized family and his steady job. When they meet again, Bob does not recognize that Jimmy is now a policeman. Jimmy sends another officer to arrest Bob, his wanted criminal friend, as he remains committed to his duty. Their friendship endured over twenty years despite following very different paths in life.

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    After twenty years

    By O. Henry
    Character analysis
     O. Henry talks about two opposite characters who have thought differently and two different
    priorities. These two men choose different paths until they finally meet again after twenty years.
    Bob is materialistic and greedy. But a loyal friend of Jimmy. He wants to make money by hook
    or crook to live a luxury life. But he has no home, no family, and no security, he spent his money
    on himself to show off. It is important to him to get the attention of other people and he doesn’t
    stay at any place for a long time in order to hide from the police, and it is doubtless that he will at
    last in lock-up sooner or later.
    On the other hand, Jimmy Wells who is a common man. He wants a respectable secure job that
    is socially beneficial. Family and home is his priority. Jimmy is religious as well. He loves his
    job and he will get a pension for the rest of his life. Bob is a wanted criminal and Jimmy as a
    policeman, recognize Bob (as a criminal) and send another policeman to arrest him.

    Theme
    In the story After Twenty Years by O. Henry we have the theme of friendship, transformation,
    criminality and commitment. This story is written in the third person, after going through the
    story the reader perceives that the writer is talking about the bond of friendship between two
    persons and they promise to meet after twenty years. Bob has kept his promise after twenty years
    that he would come to meet Jimmy at that old restaurant in New York. This dedication shows
    that Bob has never forgotten his friend Jimmy and most likely this friendship would have a deep
    impression on bob’s professional life but as a policeman he kept his duty as first priority. While
    waiting for Jimmy, bob is talking to the policeman (who is actually Jimmy) and bob is a wanted
    criminal in Chicago. Jimmy couldn’t arrest him, so he sent another cop to arrest him and that cop
    handed bob a note in which Jimmy told him that with whom he was talking was actually me
    (Jimmy wells).

    Techniques
    Following techniques are used in this short story
    1. Cause and effects
    2. Compare and contrast
    3. Symbolism
    Cause and effect
    Bob got arrested and cops will put him in prison because he committed crime.
    Here crime is cause and effect or result is going to prison.
    Bob wanted to earn a lot of money so he indulged himself in criminal activities
    Here money is cause and committing crime is effect or result.
    Compare and contrast
    The only thing that has comparison is the loyal friendship between Bob and Jimmy wells, love
    for each other and firmness on their promise to meet again after twenty years.
    On the other hand there are many different (contrast) things are in both main characters, like
    Jimmy is doing a secure and respectable job as a policeman and Bob is a criminal wanted in
    Chicago.
    Symbolism
    Big Joe Brady's Restaurant is the symbol in the story where the both promised to meet after
    twenty years while dinning in.

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