To wrap-up our studies with O. Henry's "A Retrieved Reformation," students were asked to recapitulate our lessons from the previous week in a fifth journal.
The informational prompt is written as follows: Using Aristotle's Incline, show the development of Jimmy's "dynamic" (in reference to dynamic characters) transformations with examples that relate to the ironic moments in the story. To further breakdown this prompt, for completion purposes, students should organize their response using the character-driven diagram, Aristotle's Incline. This means that each paragraph should be dedicated to each act in the incline (i.e. Body Paragraph #2 deals with developments of Jimmy's character in Act II, after the catalyst, Annabel Adams, enters the plot). The examples, which will showcase how Jimmy's behavior changes, will stem from the ironic moments occurring in the text (i.e. Jimmy must become a hard-working individual before he can understand the true depths of what it means to be a hero. He finds out the extent of his own dedication whenever he opens up his own shoe shop in Elmore. This acts as an ironic moments because Jimmy first gained the experience working with shoes while spending ten months in prison). Even if students aren't required to write an introduction, students should be sure to conclude this journal with some independent thoughts on transformations, the power of love, and undeniable pull on irony in life.
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