Jimmy Valentine Character Analysis

Everyone in life deserves a second chance and Jimmy Valentine used his second chance good. Jimmy Valentine was a criminal. Jimmy went to jail because he was a theft. Jimmy was changing his life around, and he even changed his name to Ralph Spencer. Jimmy Valentine is trying to live a moral life because he was being honest, respectful, and responsible.
Honest was one of the was Jimmy was living a moral life. “A young lady crossed the street, passed him and intered a door which was the “The Elmore Bank”and Jimmy became another man.” Jimmy was being Honest with himself by going to change himself and not going to do bad stuff anymore. “She was Annabel Adams. Her pa owns the bank.” Jimmy was being honest with himself because he was going in the bank and not stealing anything. Mr. Adams told Jimmy where the new vault was. Jimmy knows where the new vault is and he is trusting himself and Mr. Adams not to tell anyone or steal from it. Those are all the reasons why Jimmy …show more content…
He went to the clerk and he was impressed how was manners are and his clothes. To be respectful, you have to have manners and be able to dress nice. “Jimmy opened a shoe store and secured a good run of trade.” To live a respectful life you have to be able to take care of things well. “Socially he was also a success, he had any friends.” In order to have friends you have to be respectful to them and be kind. That is how Jimmy Valentine was respectful.
Jimmy was also responsible. Jimmy was about to marry the owner of the bank's dad, and if you marry someone who's dad is well known you have to be respectful. The clerks were pleased to be greeted by the door by Jimmy. To be responsible you have to show up to stuff you are supposed to go to. “One day Jimmy sat down in his room and wrote this letter, which he mailed to the safe address.” If you are responsible you keep in touch with people that don't live too close to you. Jimmy was a very Responsible