“AFTER TWENTY YEARS ”BY

-O HENRY -

PREPARED BY :

WAN IZHAM B WAN MOHAMED MOKHTARUDDINAFIQ ZAFRAN B ABD RASHID

Themes True friendship

Responsibility

Plot Exposition Bob waiting for his best old friend, Jimmy Well. A

policeman passed by and approached Bob because he feel suspicious.

Rising Action Bob talks to the policeman and told him that he is waiting

for his old best friends. He told that they had promised to meet there after 20 years they been live far from each other.

Climax The policeman saw Bob‘s face when he light up his

cigarette and recognized him as the man wanted in Chicago. The policeman pretended like nothing happen and he just walks away after talking to Bob.

Falling action Suddenly a man come to Bob and introduced himself

as Jimmy Well. He talk to Jimmy and convinced Bob that he is Jimmy but the truth is he is not. He asked Bob to follow him to a place to have talk.

Resolution Bob noticed that the man he talks to is not Jimmy Well,

his old best friend. The man reveals himself as a policeman and arrested Bob. Bob find out that the first policeman he talks to is the real Jimmy after he read letter from Jimmy and he could not arrest his old best friend by himself.

Settings Places: New York In front of hardware store Big Joe Brady's Restaurants West Near the drug store with a brilliant electrics lights

Times: 20 years ago about 10 o’clock

Community: Roman people two friends that have a strong friendship. policemen

Characters Bob The man that waiting for his friend in front of

hardware store which is a restaurant 15 years ago. He has square-jawed face, keen eyes and little

white scar near scar his right eyebrow. He is a best friend to Jimmy. He promised to his friends to meet there after 20

years they separated to achieved their ambition. He’s willing to travel thousand miles just to fulfill his

promise Become most wanted criminal in Chicago.

Jimmy Wells, The Policeman He is a Bob’s best friend. He is two years younger than Bob He became a policeman. He keep his promises He shocked and disappointed when he know

that Bob is a man that wanted in Chicago. He is a responsible man

Policeman (Undercover as Jimmy) He is a tall man and wears a long overcoat with

collar turns up to his ears. He pretended to be as Jimmy in order to arrest Bob,

(the wanted person in Chicago) He did his job well as he could convince Bob that

he is Jimmy. He arrested Bob.

Moral values :

Friendships that last forever. Loyalty to promises. Responsible to justices. Honest in job.

Lessons: We must appreciate our friendship. We must keep our promise no matter how long it

took We must be responsible to justices no matter who

and what it took. We must be honest in completing our job.

The End