Analytical Essay: Jimmy Valentine

Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws ( Plato ). In the story A Retrieved Reformation Jimmy Valentine is a crook living around the 1890s with a quick-tongue and a great set of safe cracking “tools” . After the governor pardons him from jail, he goes back to his old game of cracking safes; with the threat of detective Ben price on his tail. Once Jimmy finds a new life in the city of Elmore,he marries a young woman named Annabel Adams, and he changes into a moral character. Jimmy Valentine was dedicated to a moral life because he demonstrated honesty, responsibility and was compassionate. One way Jimmy Valentine was dedicated to living a moral life is because he was compassionate. To start, after Jimmy got out of jail they gave
To start, once Jimmy moved to Elmore he opened a successful shoe store .This is responsible because you can not run a successful shop without being responsible for example, if Jimmy spent all his money on shoe strings and no shoes his business would fail, and thats not responsible. Next, in the text it said these three things “ may… had shut Agatha in the vault.” ( Pg 5 O’Henry ) and “ Get away from the door, all of you,” ( Pg 5 O’Henry ) last “ Breaking his own burglar record-- he threw back the bolts and opened the door.” ( Pg 6 O’Henry ). These quotes show responsibility because to my knowledge taking control and fixing a problematic situation is responsible because you are taking responsibility for the situation. Last, When Ben Price found Jimmy, Jimmy took responsibility for his safe mischief and told Ben let’s go because he knew he was going to go to jail. This a great example of responsibility because Jimmy stole some cash and when a detective found him he owned up to his actions. As you can see, Jimmy became a very responsible person after he left