The story I read‚ "A Retrieved Reformation" by O. Henry‚ was very well written. It had words that even a 13 year old could understand. They had realistic dialog. They had a very convincing plot. Also‚ they had a dramatic ending. What I meant by "realistic dialog" is that they said things that people would normal say. For example‚ when the warden accuses Jimmy of cracking open safes and Jimmy says‚ "Me? Why I never cracked a safe in my life." He is basically denying the fact that he actually did
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“A Retrieved Reformation” Jimmy Valentine is the main character of this story. Jimmy was a criminal‚ intelligent‚ and clever. Jimmy was sentenced to prison for four years because he robbed banks. After only 10 months‚ he was pardoned by the governor and released. He had returned to his home and gathered his safe-opening instruments. Jimmy then proceeded to burglarize a bank in Richmond‚ Indiana. And again‚ he robbed a bank in Jefferson City and purloined five hundred dollars. Ben Price was a detective
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1. The Comparison of the plot structures of the stories A Retrieved Reformation by O’Henry and Eveline by J.Joyce. I would like to compare the two stories: “A Retrieved Reformation” by O’Henry and “Eveline” by James Joyce. I was attracted by the fact that the main characters encountered with a hard moral choice. The first story “A Retrieved Reformation” is about a professional and elusive safecracker Jimmy Valentine. The initiating event of this story was when Jimmy had been released after a
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related to the study. These studies are the analyses and reviews of the short stories. Related Literature This part includes: the summary of the five selected short stories – The Gift of the Magi‚ The Last Leaf‚ The Ransom of Red Chief‚ A Retrieved Reformation and The Clarion Call to give the readers a brief picture of the stories‚ the author’s biography so as to give the readers an account of their lives and inspirations‚ and the literary techniques pertaining to style and theme to let the readers
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A retrieved reformation analysis Set in the American Midwest during the early 1900s‚ “A Retrieved Reformation” concerns the surprising fate of Jimmy Valentine‚ a skilled young safecracker who returns to society after he is paroled from prison. The story begins at the prison shortly before Jimmy Valentine if set free; the majority of the narrative occurs in Elmore‚ a small backwoods town in Arkansas where he settles. Major characters include Jimmy Valentine; Mike Dolan‚ his partner in crime; detective
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Set in the mid 1800s in the American Midwest‚ “A Retrieved Reformation” is about a bank robber named Jimmy Valentine and his change to a kind self-sacrificing man. Jimmy Valentine was a selfish criminal notorious for robbing banks. After his release from prison he continues his life of crime‚ feeling no remorse for his previous actions . When Jimmy is in the town of Elmore‚ he sees the most beautiful woman and experiences an abrupt change of heart. He changes his identity‚ opens a shoe store‚ and
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things that showed he was committed to a new ethical life:Settle down in Elmore‚risk his marriage to save Agatha‚and most importantly he planned to get rid of his tools. Firstly‚ Jimmy Valentine settled down‚got a job‚and got married.In A Retrived Reformation thenarriator states‚”He opened a shoe-store and secured a good run of trade.”To rephrase it Jimmy
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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
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reading short stories by O.Henry like “The Cop and the Anthem‚” “The Gift of the Magi‚” “A Retrieved Reformation‚” and The Last Leaf.” The theme in each story is different because in every story they talk about something different. The theme in “The Cop and the Anthem” is live life calm and peacefully. Then the theme in “The Gift of the Magi” is carrying for your love person. Next the theme in “A Retrieved Reformation” live your life calm and responsibly. Finally the theme in “The Last Leaf” is regret
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A Retrieved Reformation Jimmy Valentine was a new man. Jimmy Valentine was a safe cracker who turned his life around after he met the girl of his dreams. He was caught safe cracking in the early days of his career and sent to jail. After he met the girl of his dreams he stopped safe cracking and went straight. before‚ he was a man of not so good morals that stole from others‚ but the following pieces of evidence show he was trying to be a moral person later on in the story‚ he became more courageous
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