Refer to explorations in literature for a complete version of this story. how does o. henry craft "after twenty years" to create surprise?

He withholds the fact that Jimmy knows the identity of the other man from the start.

He withholds the fact that Jimmy knows the identify of the other man from the start.

Explanation:

"After Twenty Years" is a short story written by O. Henry. It tells the story of Jimmy and Bob that they consider themselves brothers, and that, due to the circumstances of life, had to take different directions in life. Bob went west and Jimmy went to New York, both wanting to make a fortune in different places. Jimmy and Bob were very close friends, but they spend years without talking and lose this friendship.

Jimmy and Bob arranged to meet at a restaurant 20 years later. Bob arrives at the scheduled time and place and looks forward to Jimmy's arrival, but when "Jimmy" arrives, Bob realizes that this is not the Jimmy he knows but a man posing as Jimmy. At this point, O. Henry creates a surprise in the story. That's because we learned that the "fake Jimmy" was sent by the real Jimmy. The "fake Jimmy" was a cop sent by the real Jimmy to arrest Bob who was a criminal.

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