Jimmy Valentine Quotes

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It’s not easy to change, but it’s possible. Jimmy Valentine was a very lovable, caring person. He went from robbing banks to saving a little girl. He did this by becoming a new car. He also had a beautiful wife named Annabel Adams. Jimmy Valentine was dedicated to living a moral life; therefore, he changed his name to start fresh, he gave away his burglary tools, and he saved Agatha risking his life. One way Jimmy Valentine was dedicated to living a moral life was that he changed his name to start fresh. One reason why Jimmy changed his name was for his beloved wife Annabell. According to the passage it reads “Jimmy Valentine looked into her eyes, forgot what he was, and became another man.” This quote shows that Jimmy changed into another …show more content…
According to the text it says “In a minute Jimmy's pet drill was biting smoothly into the steel door. In ten minutes- breaking his own burglarious record-- he threw back the bolts and opened the door.” This quote shows that Jimmy saved agatha but risked his life because people will know see his burglar tools.This is important because people may think of him as Jimmy Valentine and not Ralph. Also in the story it states “With that act Ralph passes away and Jimmy Valentine took place.”This quote shows that Jimmy has taken place which could result into prison. This is important because if Jimmy was helping Agatha but was risking his relationship and life. Finally, at the end of this act Jimmy was really risking his life. According to the story it says “At the door a big man stood somewhat in his way. Hello, Ben! Said Jimmy, still with his strange smile. Got around at last, have you? Well, Let's go. i don't know if it makes much a difference, now.” This quote shows that Jimmy risked his life because Ben the detective had found him. This is important because Jimmy could get in major trouble by running into this detective. For these reasons Jimmy is a very clean man because he risked his life for another little

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