A Retrieved Reformation
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Love and Redemption
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Jimmy Valentine/Ralph D. Spencer
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Introduction
Intro
Plot Summary
Plot
Summary & Analysis
Themes
All Themes
Love and Redemption
Work, Ethics, and Morality
Change and Identity
Justice and the Law
Quotes
Characters
All Characters
Jimmy Valentine/Ralph D. Spencer
Ben Price
Annabel Adams
The Warden
Mike Dolan
Mr. Adams
Symbols
All Symbols
Jimmy’s Tools
Annabel’s Rose
Ben Price’s Button
Lit Devices
All Literary Devices
Dramatic Irony
Foil
Genre
Hyperbole
Imagery
Irony
Metaphors
Mood
Setting
Similes
Situational Irony
Style
Tone
Verbal Irony
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