After Twenty Years Questions on Jimmy Sends Plainclothes Man
After Twenty Years
Why did Jimmy have Bob arrested in "After Twenty Years"?
In "After Twenty Years," Jimmy knows Bob is a notorious criminal but still feels friendship for him after twenty years. This feeling of friendship is why Jimmy couldn't arrest Bob himself.
After Twenty Years
Why does the police officer need to know if the man would wait for his friend?
O. Henry wrote with irony, and the ironic aspect of this story is that the police officer is Bob’s old friend, the very man he is anxious to meet. When Bob lit up his cigar, the police officer,...
After Twenty Years
Why does Jimmy send a plainclothes man to Bob in "After Twenty Years"?
In the short story "After Twenty Years" by O. Henry, two friends have gone their separate ways but have agreed to meet back at a certain place and a certain time after 20 years have passed. Since...