Drag each excerpt to the correct category.
Read the excerpts from "A Retrieved Reformation" by O. Henry. Identify each excerpt as supporting one of these themes: people can change for
the better" or "people are not able to change themselves."
"That's Dandy Jim Valentine's
autograph. He's resumed business.
"Brace up, and make a man of
yourself. You're not a bad
fellow at heart. Stop cracking
safes, and live straight."
Jimmy Valentine looked into
her eyes, forgot what he was,
and became another man.
"It's the only life, Billy-the
straight one. I wouldn't touch
a dollar of another man's money
now for a million.
"Going to marry the banker's
daughter are you, Jimmy?"
said Ben to himself, softly.
"Well, I don't know!"
"Guess you're mistaken,
Mr. Spencer," he said. "Don't
believe I recognize you. Your
buggy's waiting for you, ain't it?"
People can change
for the better.
People are not able to
change themselves