Throughout the week, we've worked to better understand characters by analyzing the ways in which a narrative's protagonist will grow. In O'Henry's "A Retrieved Reformation," readers witnessed Jimmy Valentine undergo a transformation from a safe-cracking criminal to a hero. Such a journey is rarely made without a goal in mind. For characters, motivations inspire as the plot moves forward. As a result, a character's behavior will change. Jimmy Valentine transforms into a new man, even changing his name to Ralph Spencer, after meeting and falling in love with Annabel Adams. Such a transformation falls under the characteristics of a dynamic character; such characters will experience a drastic change in their personality, behavior, and mentality. In fact, the characters introduced at the start of the plot will reach a "point of no return" that forever alters them. This is the destiny of the dynamic character, though. Their path shapes the individual through a complete metamorphosis, resulting in a character who is stronger and wiser thanks to the adversithey've experienced and overcome.
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