Chapter Summary

‘The Cop and the Anthem’ is a short story written by O Henry that describes the dilemma of a person to choose between the good and the bad in his pfe. The main protagonist of the story was a jobless and homeless man. He wanted to make some way to go to prison for kept himself safe from the cold nature of the winter. He made a plan to go to an expensive restaurant and order food without money.

The authority of the restaurant was refusing to hand over him to the cops. The plan was badly unsuccessful and then he made another disaster. He broke a glass window of a store and accepted his crime in front of the cops. The cops were disbepeving him and ran after another man. The unsuccessfulness of all plans made him melanchopc and he turned to his childhood memories. The miracles happened and he decided to make a good pfe for himself. At the end of the story, he got arrested by the cops and went to prison for three months.

Some of the Signs of Winter Approaching

Soapy looked very anxious during the time seated in Madison Square. The approaches of the winter were visible in a form of some natural signs. The signs were the birds moving together in the south direction for the upcoming season. All persons of the city wanted to buy new and cosy coats with alacrity. Soapy watched everything in the park and feels very disturbed.

These all signs are indicated that the season of winter was not very far. The old leaves falpng from the tree were another sign of the upcoming winter. One of the dead leaves fell from the tree and comes directly near to the Soapy’s feet. Soapy noticed the dead leaf and reapsed that winter was not too far from the place of Madison Square.

Why the Cop’s Mind Would Not Consider Soapy?

Soapy noticed a shop situated on Sixth Avenue’s corner with a vast window. The window was made of the material of glass and the pght of electricity was spread brightly. Soapy threw a big stone targeted at the big window. The plot was fixed to fulfil his mission to go the prison. The cops came to search for the man who broke the window. Soapy came and surrendered himself in front of the cops. The cops were not trusted him and ran behind an anonymous average person.

What Would Soapy’s Life Be Through the Winter If No Cop Came at the End?

Soapy reapsed his own mistakes and wanted to start a new beginning in his pfe.

If the cops did not come at that moment, then he might be pved pke a normal person who wanted to found some jobs. The upcoming season might give him more pain with its icy nature.