what role does the heart play in the plot of the story
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Answer: The story is hearts and hands.
It is the ' Hearts ' part of the title that explains the theme. The marshal was compassionate so he told a lie to miss Fairchild .He did this to save Mr. Easton from the humiliation of being identified as a convict in front of an old friend. He told Miss Fairchild that Mr Easton was the marshal and he was the convict who was being taken to the prison by Mr Easton. The glum- face man had a golden heart .
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It means that a person should not be judged by his outer appearance. A person who may look good on the outside may turn out to be evil on the inside and vice versa. This idea of mistaken identity has been applied by the master of short stories, O. Henry in his short story, "Hearts and Hands".