Similarities Between The Necklace And The Gift Of The Magi

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Love, status, and money
In the two stories “The Necklace” and “The Gift of the Magi” both show a different view of love.
In the stories they show the lack of money, status, and love for their partner. These appear between both Della and Madame Loisel are similar and diverse. But love plays a big role in the two books it shows their character and what will become of them in the end.

In “The Necklace” Madame Loisel is miserable with her life. The lack of money, status and the love of her partner. In money she states she is poor, living in a shabby house, with no jewels, dresses, or footman. She fantasies and seeks a wealthy life, or more over a luxurious man to be her husband. Of course Madame Loisel doesn’t get what she desires; she gets
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Her money issues are clearly stated in the beginning when she tells the reader she only has $1.87. She earned this by nagging people to lower the price of the item she wants to purchase. She only got a $1.87 out of doing that. In the end she still is poor and lives in a scruffy, shabby, cheap house. This ties to her status. Already being poor, she nags the butchers, shopkeepers, and others to lower the prices this gives her a level of being a barter or haggler. People may get annoyed with della and some will just give her what she wants. Having a low status doesn’t affect Della much. This is where love ties in for her. Della has done all of this haggling to save money so she can buy a gift. A gift for her beloved husband who she cares for so much. She sacrificed her hair in order to buy the gift that perfectly matched her husband. In the end he too did the same for her because of how much he loved her. They both gave up something for one another, in order to make each other happy. Money, status and love all tie together to make the story what it is. Love causes all theses to happen throughout the story which causes all of these events to …show more content…
Della of course being seen as the penniless one between the stories. She does feel sad that she can’t afford anything and she has to give up her hair for her love. Della is a giving person even when she has little to offer. She doesn’t wish she had a different husband and she only wants to do good for him. She puts things aside for him to be happy. Similar to Madame Loisel's husband who had comforted her and bought her a dress to make her feel beautiful. So she wouldn’t be depressed and got to go to a classy party. He dropped money that could be used for other things all because he didn’t want to see is lovely wife cry. The differences shown in the two stories are also shown in love as well. Madame Loisel is different from Della in many ways. She cares more about wealth more than love, and she wishes to have it. She didn’t want to marry a middle class man and that’s where they become different. Della who loves her husband for who he is no matter the money and Loisel who cares for money and a wealthy lifestyle. Loisel doesn’t put much love in for her husband even though he struggles a lot to help her. Della struggles for her loved ones while Madame Loisel cause struggles for

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