A Retrieved Reformation By O Henry

In O’ Henry’s short story, “A Retrieved Reformation” Jimmy Valentine, a professional robber, was in jail but got released thanks to one of his friends. After he got out he went straight back to robbing again. When Jimmy Valentine went to Elmore in Arkansas, he noticed a woman. The woman's name was Annabel Adams. Once he saw Annabel, he instantly loved her and turned into Ralph D. Spencer. One lesson the story suggests is when people fall in love, they change into somebody else for the greater good. At the beginning of the story Jimmy Valentine was a professional robber. Then once he saw Annabel he turned into Ralph D. Spencer, a shoe store owner. O’ Henry describes “Mr. Ralph Spencer, the phoenix that arose from Jimmy Valentine’s ashes--ashes