In the short story “After Twenty Years”, a theme that could be developed is, “don’t judge a book by its cover.” This could be a theme because Bob went to go talk to his friend after twenty years, but it turned out that his friend was actually a cop looking to arrest Bob for theft. The theme is don’t judge a book by its cover because in the story the man said, “You’ve been under arrest for ten minutes, Bob.” This means that Bob was not talking to his friend but he was talking to another cop. The cop was not Jimmy Wells.
The way this theme was developed by the author was, at first, the man was unsure if the tall man was his friend or not. He said, “Is that you Bob?” Doubtfully. This means he is unsure about the man’s identity. Next, he said,
The way this theme was developed by the author was, at first, the man was unsure if the tall man was his friend or not. He said, “Is that you Bob?” Doubtfully. This means he is unsure about the man’s identity. Next, he said,