Jimmy Valentine Summary WB Board Class 11 English

Jimmy Valentine Summary WB Board Class 11 English

Jimmy Valentine

O. Henry

Author name – William Sydney Porter (o. Henry)
Born – 1862
Death – 1910

About author:-  William Sydney Porter Popularly known as O Henry, was a noted short story writer from the United State of America. His famous short story collection includes Cabbages and Kings(1904), the Trimmed Lamp (1910) and The rafter (1919).

This short story has been taken from the collection Roads if Destiny (1909). The story is marked by humour and sentimentality. The surprise at the end is a typifying characteristic of O. Henry’s short stories.

Summary

Jimmy Valentine, a skilled burglar, is released from prison by the Governor’s order. Warden Cronin him to lead a straight life and not to crack safes any more. However, as soon as jimmy leaves prison, he gets involved in a series of burglaries. This puts detective Ben Price in his pursuit. Meanwhile, jimmy settles in Elmore and becomes a successful store owner. Jimmy falls in love Annabel who is the daughter of Mr. Adam, the banker. Adam, the banker. Having fallen in love, Jimmy undergoes a change of heart and decides to marry Annabel and live a reformed life. Jimmy write a letter to his friend expressing his wish to give his safe-craking tools. The day jimmy is to hand over his safe-cracking tools, he goes to bank with Anabel, her sister and  two children, Marry and Agatha. Unknown to jimmy, detective Ben price has followed him to the bank. In the bank, Agatha is locked by accident in the bank’s vault.  When Annabel turns to jimmy for help, jimmy revives his identity as burglar. He opens the vault with his safe-cracking tools and rescues Agatha. Detective Ben Price has the same realisation as Warden Cronin, who made a remark that jimmy was a “good fellow at heart”. Ben Price does not arrest jimmy. Jimmy’s goodness is finally rewarded.

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