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A Retrieved Reformation O-henry Detailed Questions and Expert Answers 2024
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A Retrieved Reformation O'henrySetting - ANS -Elmore, Arkansas
-Early 1900's
-begins in prison
Mood - ANS Hopeful- Can people really change? O'Henry wants the reader to
believe they can
Why is Valentine in prison?
Why is he pardoned by the Governor? - ANS -He is in prison for "cracking safes"
-Pardoned because he has "many friends on the outside"
How does Valentine support himself after he gets out of prison? - ANS - He goes
back to crime as a "safe-cracker"
At what point in the story does Valentine become another man? What causes the
change? - ANS -When he looks into the eyes of the banker's daughter.
"Jimmy Valentine looked into her eyes, forgot what he was, and became another
man."
-A sudden attack of love changes him
, Why does Valentine use his old talents once again? - ANS When his fiancé
Annabel's niece is accidentally
locked in the vault, Valentine risks his new way
of life to free her.
Three details that support the idea that Valentine has really changed - ANS 1. He
abandons his plan to rob the bank in Elmore
2. He remains in town & opens a successful shoe store
3. Writes a letter to an old friend in which he admits to
change & arranges to give away his burglary tools.
Why does Ben pretend not to know Jimmy? - ANS -Ben observes that Jimmy has
changed his life—when
Jimmy rescues the girl, Ben is convinced of the change &
is willing to allow the reformed criminal to continue leading
an honest life as Ralph D. Spencer.
-...It's the "right thing to do", in Ben's mind.
Introduction - ANS -Jimmy is pardoned from prison
-He's given a railroad ticket, and a $5 bill to "rehabilitate" himself. The warden
gives him a cigar too.
Rising Action - ANS -After prison, he goes back to robbing banks again
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