Question

a retrieved reformation
1 a guard came to the prison shoe - shop, where jimmy valentine was industriously stitching uppers, and escorted him to the front office. there the warden handed jimmy his pardon, which had been signed that morning by the governor. jimmy took it in a tired kind of way. he had served nearly ten months of a four - year sentence. he had expected to stay only about three months, at the longest. when a man with as many friends on the outside as jimmy valentine had is received in the “stir” it is hardly worth while to cut his hair.
“now, valentine,” said the warden, “youll go out in the morning. brace up, and make a man of yourself. youre not a bad fellow at heart. stop cracking safes, and live straight.”
“me?” said jimmy, in surprise. “why, i never cracked a safe in my life.”
“oh, no,” laughed the warden. “of course not. lets see, now. how was it you happened to get sent up on that springfield job? was it because you wouldnt prove an alibi for fear of compromising somebody in extremely high - toned society? or was it simply a case of a mean old jury that had it in for you? its always one or the other with you innocent victims.”
“no,” said jimmy, still blankly virtuous. “why, warden, i never was in springfield in my life!”

which of the following is the best example of a symbol in the story?
mike dolan
the rose from anabel
the key to jimmys flat

Explanation:

In literature (a subfield of Arts), a symbol is an object that represents deeper meaning. The rose from Anabel likely symbolizes love, beauty, or a positive influence on Jimmy, unlike Mike Dolan (a character) or the flat key (a functional object).

Answer:

the rose from Anabel