character sketch of silky bob
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Story: 'After Twenty Years' by O. Henry's
Theme: The reunion of two old friends: Jimmy and Bob.
They both schedule for a meeting after 20 years and the loyalty of friendship and work is the main line of the story.
Silky bob: Bob is a protagonist and is mostly described through his appearances. He is wealthy is presumed to be by his hard work. Bobs identity was exposed that he was a wanted criminal in Chicago and was known by the name of ‘Silky’ Bob. Bob talks about Jimmy's character. He characterized Jimmy as a police officer who never wished to leave New York. Jimmy’s dedication to the police force is more important than his loyalty to his friend. He arrested him.
The character of Silky Bob is of a criminal who is wanted.
He has been fudging the police for many years.
Despite being a criminal and a bad person for society, he has never been a bad friend.
He loves his friend Jimmy and always praises him.
However, he doesn’t know that his friend Jimmy is himself a cop.