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A Retrieved Reformation

By American author, O. Henry, "A Retrieved Reformation", was published as a short story in The Cosmopolitan Magazine, April 1903 and concerns the reformation of an ex-convict, Jimmy Valentine. Adapted into MGM's first all-talking film "Alias Jimmy Valentine" in 1928.

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How do you think Annabel should react to jimmy safe cracking tool and skills in retrieve reformation?

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Annabel should react with concern and caution to Jimmy's safe cracking tool and skills in "Retrieve Reformation." As a responsible citizen, she should consider reporting this information to the authorities to ensure public safety. At the same time, she may also try to encourage Jimmy to use his skills for lawful purposes and steer him away from a life of crime.

What is the main conflict of a retrieved reformation?

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The conflict in the story A Retrieved Reformation is that Ben Price is trying to always catch Jimmy Valentine. The resolution is that Ben Price pretends to not recognize Jimmy and so he doesn't get in trouble. Jimmy has become a new man.

What are the motivations of the characters sin the story a retrieved reformation?

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Jimmy valentine: selfish, criminal, sneaky, evil etc.

What is the irony of a retrieved reformation?

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Some examples of irony are:

How Jimmy, a safe cracker and long time criminal, is engaged to a woman whose father owns a bank.

How Jimmy wasn't supposed to have his tools with him when Agatha got stuck in the safe, and he was forced to show open the safe.

How the detective spends so much time trying to find Jimmy Valentine, and then he watches him at he end, open the safe, and reveal his true identity, yet, he pretends not to know him.

What is the rising action in the story a retrieved reformation?

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When Jimmy starts to pick the safe, when Agatha is freed from the safe, and when Ben Price pretends he doesnt know who Jimmy is.

The climax is also when Juiimy risks his identy to do the right thing.

What is the characteristics of a retrieved reformation?

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is jimmy telling the truth

The story starts out with Jimmy Valentine being released from jail. Later he travels to Elmore where he meets Annabel, opens a shoe store, changes his name to Ralph D. Spencer and earns the respect of the community. Ralph is engaged to Annabel and him and her family go to the bank that Annabel's pa owns. They have just installed a new safe there and Mr. Adams (Annabel's pa) shows it to everyone. They stay and talk and then there are screams. It seems that the two children, May and Agatha were delighted by the shining metal and funny clank and knobs and May in a spirit of play shut Agatha in the vault. She then had shot the bolts and turned the knobs as she had seen her grandpa do. The only problem was... that the door could not be opened because the clock hadn't been wound nor the combination been set! but because of Ralph's past he was able to use his tools and open the vault door freeing Agatha!

Who is the author of A Retrieved Reformation?

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It is set in the turn of the century.

idk what time exactlyy

What did Ben Price say to Jimmy?

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Ben price was an officer and he represented Jimmy as a bother

What did Jimmy do when he was released from prison In a retrieved reformation?

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Jimmy, in "A Retrieved Reformation" changes his life to become an honorable and good man - this is because he falls in love with Annabelle. he wants to be better for herself, and therefore changes to become a better person.

What is the climax of a retrieved reformation?

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The conflict in the story A Retrieved Reformation is that Ben Price is trying to always catch Jimmy Valentine. The resolution is that Ben Price pretends to not recognize Jimmy and so he doesn't get in trouble. Jimmy has become a new man.

Metaphors in a retrieved reformation?

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The safe was opened into like a piece of cheese concluding that it was as easy as slicing a piece of cheese

What is the main idea of A Retrieved Reformation?

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It basically means~

The main character Jimmy has retrieved something (retrieved= achieved) and reformation is change....read the story and u realize how he has changed-

from a bad man to a good one- robbing banks to saving lives :)

What is the theme of the story a retrieved reformation?

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The setting of this story is in Elmore, Arkansas

What are the major character of a retrieved reformation?

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Jimmy Valentine, Annabel, Ben Price Jimmy Valentine, Annabel, Ben Price

Who is Ben Price in A retrieved Reformation?

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Ben Price is a detective that was working on the Springfield case and got Jimmy Valentine arrested. Once Jimmy is released, Ben investigates another case involving him.