Question

Highlight the Pictorial qualities in the story" after twenty years.

Answer 1

Answer:

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Explanation:

Bob

We'll begin with the protagonist, Bob, or ''Silky Bob'' as his alias goes. The narrator describes the 38-year-old Bob physically in a flash of matchlight as having ''a pale, square-jawed face with keen eyes, and a little white scar near his right eyebrow. His scarfpin was a large diamond, oddly set.'' His physical description includes hard lines that make sense later in the story when a patrolman reveals Bob to be a criminal. Even the diamond serves to identify him as a criminal, being a valuable gem with an imperfect setting.

Despite his flaws and criminal background, he does have redeeming qualities. He's a loyal friend to Jimmy, a man he was raised alongside as a brother. Despite getting caught up in unlawful behavior over the past twenty years in the West, he still makes it back to the appointed place and time to meet his friend. He risked getting caught keeping this appointment, but he would not be stopped.  

Summary and Background

Have you ever been disappointed by how your friend changes over time? Then the short story ''After Twenty Years'' by O. Henry is for you. In this story, two friends have not seen each other for twenty years. The story unfolds on the agreed-upon night when the two promised to meet each other. One man, Bob, meets an officer on the street and tells the lawman about his plan to meet his friend Jimmy. Some time passes and another man arrives who Bob believes to be his friend Jimmy. Unfortunately for Bob, Jimmy was the first officer who recognized him as a wanted criminal. The story ends with Bob being arrested.

Let's take a look at the three characters in ''After Twenty Years'': Bob, Jimmy, and the other policeman.