Refer to Explorations in Literature for a complete version of the story "After Twenty Years." What is the main conflict in "After Twenty Years"?

Question 3 options:

Bob and the first policeman do not like one another.

The second policeman wrongly accuses Bob of being a criminal.

Bob is angry that "Big Joe" Brady's restaurant is gone.

Though they are best friends, "Silky" Bob is a criminal and Jimmy Wells is a police officer.

Though they are best friends, "Silky" Bob is a criminal and Jimmy Wells is a police officer.

Explanation:

"After Twenty Years" is a story written by O. Henry. This story has as main conflict the doubts of the protagonist in arresting or not the man who used to be his best friend. This is because the protagonist is a police officer, who has sworn to remove from society any criminal person who disturbed social peace. However, he discovers that the man who was his best friend is a great criminal. he does not want to put his friend in prison, but he has a duty to the justice that he needs to fulfill and this leaves him in great doubt and mental confusion.

Opinion C

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