Jimmy Valentine A Retrieved Reformation By O Henry
Changes in Jimmy
Jimmy didn’t ever think he would ever change, but maybe she would change that. Jimmy Valentine is the main character in the story A Retrieved Reformation by O. Henry. In A Retrieved Reformation, Jimmy is a very skillful bank robber who goes through some major changes. Because Jimmy experiences some major changes, we know that he is a dynamic character.
In the beginning, Jimmy is a very skillful, successful bank robber. He goes from being in and out of prison. The Governor released him. When he is getting released he acts like he’s never cracked a safe in his life. As soon as he gets back home, he pulls out his case full of tools “He opened this and gazed fondly at the finest set of burglar’s tools in the East.” and starts cracking safes again. “A week after the release of Valentine, 9762, there was a neat job of safe-burglary done in Richmond, Indiana, with no clue to the author.” Jimmy has gone to prison a lot but still keeps cracking safes right after he gets out. “Two weeks after that a patented, improved, burglar-proof safe in Logansport was opened like a cheese to the tune of fifteen hundred dollars, currency; securities and silver untouched.” He has been able to easily crack safes very fast and without …show more content…
When Jimmy gets to the town Elmore he sees a girl that makes him want to change his ways.“Jimmy looked into her eyes, forgot what he was, and became another man.” He changes his name to Ralph Spencer and gets engaged to Annabel Adams, the girl he saw when he first got to town. “ He met Miss Annabel Adams, and he became more and more captivated by her charms.” He wants to start a shoe business and becomes very successful and is accepted in the community. “... he had won the respect of the community, his shoe store was flourishing…” After about a year, he writes a letter to one of his old friends telling him he changed his ways and wants to sell him his
Jimmy didn’t ever think he would ever change, but maybe she would change that. Jimmy Valentine is the main character in the story A Retrieved Reformation by O. Henry. In A Retrieved Reformation, Jimmy is a very skillful bank robber who goes through some major changes. Because Jimmy experiences some major changes, we know that he is a dynamic character.
In the beginning, Jimmy is a very skillful, successful bank robber. He goes from being in and out of prison. The Governor released him. When he is getting released he acts like he’s never cracked a safe in his life. As soon as he gets back home, he pulls out his case full of tools “He opened this and gazed fondly at the finest set of burglar’s tools in the East.” and starts cracking safes again. “A week after the release of Valentine, 9762, there was a neat job of safe-burglary done in Richmond, Indiana, with no clue to the author.” Jimmy has gone to prison a lot but still keeps cracking safes right after he gets out. “Two weeks after that a patented, improved, burglar-proof safe in Logansport was opened like a cheese to the tune of fifteen hundred dollars, currency; securities and silver untouched.” He has been able to easily crack safes very fast and without …show more content…
When Jimmy gets to the town Elmore he sees a girl that makes him want to change his ways.“Jimmy looked into her eyes, forgot what he was, and became another man.” He changes his name to Ralph Spencer and gets engaged to Annabel Adams, the girl he saw when he first got to town. “ He met Miss Annabel Adams, and he became more and more captivated by her charms.” He wants to start a shoe business and becomes very successful and is accepted in the community. “... he had won the respect of the community, his shoe store was flourishing…” After about a year, he writes a letter to one of his old friends telling him he changed his ways and wants to sell him his