After-20-Years二十年后

AfterTwentyYearsByO.HenryContradictionsAbouttheauthorO.HenryanAmericanwriter;famousforhisshortnovels;lower-middle–class;witandwordplay(双关语);surprisingending;fulllifeexperience.AboutthebackgroundCapitalismandtheWestSummaryoftheNovel•Jimmypoliceman•Bob“Silky”Bob•PlainclothesmanOldfriends;anappointment;haven’tseeneachotherfortwentyyears;Jimmy•devotedtohiswork•stillcareabouthisfriend•weak,conservativeandindecisiveBob•criminal•cherisheshisfriend•adventurous,innocentandhonestContrastsintheNovel•opposedstatus•differentlifeconditions•differentcharactersSurprisingending•foreshadowingJimmyisBob’soldfriendwhyJimmychoosesthewayConclusion•thefirsttimewhenIreadthenovel•whatcausedtheending•howshouldwejudgeothers