Character
this person is a safe cracker
Jimmy Valentine
where Jimmy is at the beginning of the story
the prison shoe shop
to refuse to move or act
balk
The part of the story where Jimmy sees a girl and falls in love at first sight. He then proceeds to change his ways and leave bank robbing behind. He opens a shoe shop in town and wins everyone over with his charming personality.
Rising Action
Mr. Adams claims that no one closer than Little Rock can do this
open the new safe
the girl Jimmy Valentine wants to marry
Annabel Adams
the name of the town where Jimmy Valentine changed his name
Elmore
hard to capture
elusive
In this part of the story we meet the main character of the story. We learn that he is in jail for cracking safes and that he has been pardoned.
Exposition
The name of the girl who changed Jimmy Valentine
Annabel Adams
Ben Price
the detective who is trying to find Jimmy Valentine
Where Agatha gets trapped
the bank's safe
to restore to useful life
rehabilitate
the part of the story where Agatha is saved and Jimmy proceeds to put on his coat and walked outside the railings to the front door. As he went he thought he heard a faraway voice that he once knew call "Ralph!" But he never hesitated.
Falling Action
the trade Jimmy learned in prison
make shoes
The girl who gets trapped in the new safe
Agatha
The business Ralph Spencer starts
a shoe shop
in a way that attracts little or no attention
unobtrusively
The most exciting part of the story. When Ralph D. Spencer takes off his coat and rolls up his sleeves, thus becoming Jimmy Valentine. He then cracks the safe and saves Agatha.
Climax
this is how Ben Price surprises Jimmy Valentine
He lets him go
this person owns the Elmore bank
Mr. Adams
the story takes place during this time period
the early 1900s
punishment for bad behavior
retribution
In this part of the story Ben Price pretends not to know Jimmy Valentine. He says, "Guess your mistaken, Mr. Spencer. Don't believe I recognize you. Your buggy's waiting for you, ain't it?" and he walks away.
Resolution
the item Jimmy asks for as a remembrance
Annabel's rose