The authors, Willa Cather, O. Henry, and Gary Soto all deliver a message about love in their stories. Willa Cather's story, "On the Gull's Road," tells us that a person can fall in love with anyone. There is no sort of barrier for a person to fall in love with anyone. O. Henry's story, "The Gift of the Magi," tells us that love does exist after marriage and love will always stay in the end. Gary Soto's story, "Broken Chains," tells us that no matter how much a person will fight with their sibling, they will always love them. The story, "Gull's Road" implies that the potential consequences of love are that for a person to get the person they love is not easy because there's a barrier and that barrier could be anything. For example, in the story, the narrator's
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Ebblings health issue. The narrator wanted to start a life with her, but she mentioned to him that "You forget that--that I am too ill to begin my life over"(15). Mrs. Ebblings knew that she had less time and that being with him would be would be worse. She also mentioned to him that "There is something in each of us that does not belong to the family or to society, not even ourselves. Sometimes it is given in marriage, and sometimes it is given in love, but oftener it is never given at all"(16). She says this to make him realize that love is something that can be taken away not kept. The story, "The Gift of the Magi" implies that the potential consequences of love are that when two people love each other they are willing to risk anything for each other. In the story, Della wanted to buy a gift for her husband, but she didn't have the money to afford it. After reading a sign, she decided to cut off
Ebblings health issue. The narrator wanted to start a life with her, but she mentioned to him that "You forget that--that I am too ill to begin my life over"(15). Mrs. Ebblings knew that she had less time and that being with him would be would be worse. She also mentioned to him that "There is something in each of us that does not belong to the family or to society, not even ourselves. Sometimes it is given in marriage, and sometimes it is given in love, but oftener it is never given at all"(16). She says this to make him realize that love is something that can be taken away not kept. The story, "The Gift of the Magi" implies that the potential consequences of love are that when two people love each other they are willing to risk anything for each other. In the story, Della wanted to buy a gift for her husband, but she didn't have the money to afford it. After reading a sign, she decided to cut off