O. Henry: How Do People Change For The Better?

Yes, I believe people in general can change for the better. All people have the ability to change themselves and their lives. All the time, people make mistakes or life sometimes doesn’t go their way. However, anyone can change themselves and their lives for the better. It may be very hard to change for the better or it can be very easy to change. However, people in general can change themselves and their lives. Nothing has to stay the same.
The O. Henry Biography showed how people in general can change for the better. In the biography, it stated, “In 1896, he was falsely accused of embezzlement, taking money from the bank for personal use.” This shows how O. Henry’s life wasn’t really going his way. After O. Henry was mistakenly accused of embezzlement, he ran away to New Orleans and then went to Honduras to escape the police and law enforcement. According to the biography, “But, when he learned that his wife was dying, he returned to the United States and surrendered to police.” O. Henry was unfortunately sentenced to five years in prison in 1898 in Columbus, Ohio. This shows how O. Henry’s life wasn’t going very well. His wife was dying and he was
Everyone has the power and ability to turn their life around and change themselves for the good and better. O. Henry and a fictional character, Jimmy Valentine, which O. Henry developed in one of his stories. O. Henry, once a normal person, was able to change for the better. While in prison, he wrote stories to support his daughter. His stories ended up making O. Henry quite successful. He was able to turn his life around when this weren’t going well. One of O. Henry’s character, Jimmy Valentine, also reflects the idea that people in general can change for the better. Jimmy stopped committing crimes and decided to do the right thing. Jimmy changed for the good and better. Jimmy and O. Henry both showed how people can change. Everyone can change for the